Study Factors influencing doctors' ability to calculate drug doses correctly. Citation Text: Wheeler DW, Wheeler SJ, Ringrose TR. Factors influencing doctors' ability to calculate drug doses correctly. Int J Clin Pract. 2007;61(2):189-94. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL February 14, 2007 Wheeler DW, Wheeler SJ, Ringrose TR. Int J Clin Pract. 2007;61(2):189-94. View more articles from the same authors. 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. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Wheeler DW, Wheeler SJ, Ringrose TR. 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