Statistical illiteracy is damaging our health. Doctors and patients need to understand numbers if meaningful dialogues are to occur

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 279-284

  Thornton, Hazel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATISTICS; HISTORY; INFORMED CONSENT; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHARED DECISION MAKING; TEACHING; VACCINATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68949160850     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.06.008     Document Type: Editorial

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