Risk literacy assessment of general practitioners and medical students using the Berlin Numeracy Test

Abstract Background The responsibility for helping patients understand potential health benefits and risks, especially regarding screening tests, falls largely to general practitioners (GPs). The Berlin Numeracy Test (BNT) specifically measures risk literacy (i.e., the ability to understand differen...

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Main Authors: Hendrik Friederichs, Roman Birkenstein, Jan C. Becker, Bernhard Marschall, Anne Weissenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-020-01214-w