Assessing pediatrics residents' mathematical skills for prescribing medication: A need for improved training

Academic Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1007-1010

  Glover, Mark L ^a,b   Sussmane, Jeffrey B ^b  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MATHEMATICS; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL;

EID: 0036794154     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200210000-00013     Document Type: Article

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