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Strategic Numeracy: Self-Serving Reasoning About Health Statistics

André MataISPA University InstituteCorrespondence[email protected]
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Steven J. ShermanIndiana University
,
Mário B. FerreiraUniversity of Lisbon
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Cristina MendonçaUniversity of Lisbon
Pages 165-173 | Published online: 11 Jun 2015

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