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Editorial
. 2005 Nov;20(11):1071-2.
doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.051498.x.

Weakness in numbers. The challenge of numeracy in health care

Victor M Montori, Russell L Rothman
Editorial

Weakness in numbers. The challenge of numeracy in health care

Victor M Montori et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Nov.
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