Spoons systematically bias dosing of liquid medicine.

Brian Wansink; Koert van Ittersum

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Spoons systematically bias dosing of liquid medicine.

January 20, 2010

Wansink B, van Ittersum K. Ann Intern Med. 2010;152(1):66-7.

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This research letter documents the potential for inaccurate dosing when a teaspoon is used as a measuring device for liquid medication.

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