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Letters to the Editor

Can Occam’s razor help physicians cut out the unnecessary data?

Sara Mortaz HejriDepartment of Medical Education, Health Professions Education Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
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Mohammad JaliliDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medical Education (second affiliation), Vice Chancellor for Education in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 1099-1100 | Published online: 14 Jul 2017

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  • Zipf GK. 1949. Human behavior and the principle of least effort. Boston: Addison-Wesley

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