Factors influencing doctors' ability to calculate drug doses correctly.

D. W. Wheeler; S. J. Wheeler; T. R. Ringrose

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Factors influencing doctors' ability to calculate drug doses correctly.

February 14, 2007

Wheeler DW, Wheeler SJ, Ringrose TR. Int J Clin Pract. 2007;61(2):189-94.

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This study found that physicians who had recently completed training and those who practiced in the community struggled most with correctly prescribing drugs when the dose is expressed as a ratio or percentage.

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