Evidence in medicine: math versus biology!

T Younis^{1

2}, M Thana¹, C Skedgel^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, qeii Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS.
² Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
³ Health Economics Group, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K.
⁴ School of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.

Editorial

T Younis et al. Curr Oncol. 2017 Dec.

. 2017 Dec;24(6):349-351.

doi: 10.3747/co.24.3970. Epub 2017 Dec 20.

T Younis^{1

2}, M Thana¹, C Skedgel^{3

4}

¹ Department of Medicine, qeii Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS.
² Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
³ Health Economics Group, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K.
⁴ School of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.

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