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ZenGum · 12-12-2009, 12:18 AM

... back to the article, I recall hearing (reliable source - academic seminar) of studies that show more than half of GPs (General Practitioners, your regular first doctor) do not understand the statistics behind false positives, which leads to a lot of grief for patients and sometimes inappropriate treatments. The article above explains it in a paragraph.

A similar survey found that nine out of every ten doctors think one out of every ten doctors is an idiot.

TheMercenary · 12-13-2009, 08:40 AM

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A similar survey found that nine out of every ten doctors think one out of every ten doctors is an idiot.

Most likely a higher number than 1 out of 10.

It is a business you know.

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ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	... back to the article, I recall hearing (reliable source - academic seminar) of studies that show more than half of GPs (General Practitioners, your regular first doctor) do not understand the statistics behind false positives, which leads to a lot of grief for patients and sometimes inappropriate treatments. The article above explains it in a paragraph. A similar survey found that nine out of every ten doctors think one out of every ten doctors is an idiot. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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