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Errors by paediatric residents in calculating drug dosages
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Editor,—Rowe and colleagues1 focus welcome attention on how the risk of neonatal unit prescribing errors might be reduced. Their suggestion that a simple test of mathematical ability may be able to detect individuals with impaired calculation skills deserves further evaluation. Some have gone further, proposing that a demonstration of mathematical ability should be a prerequisite for full registration with the General …