Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probabil… - William Osler

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Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.

William Osler

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Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet (July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919) was a Canadian physician. He has been called one of the greatest icons of modern medicine.

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