Do medical students with A-level mathematics have a better understanding of the principles behind evidence-based medicine?

Y. Ben-Shlomo Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UKCorrespondence[email protected]

U. Fallon Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK

J. Sterne Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK

S. Brookes Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK

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