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Information and rational decision-making: explanations to patients and citizens about personal risk of COVID-19

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  • Margaret McCartney School of Medicine, Medicine and Biological Sciences, North Haugh, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK School of Medicine, Medicine and Biological Sciences, North Haugh, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Frank Sullivan Schol of Medicine, Medicine and Biological Sciences, North Haugh, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Carl Heneghan Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Margaret McCartney, University of St Andrews, School of Medicine, Medical and Biological Sciences, North Haugh, St Andrews, UK; margaret{at}margaretmccartney.com
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McCartney M, Sullivan F, Heneghan C
Information and rational decision-making: explanations to patients and citizens about personal risk of COVID-19
BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2021;26:143-146.

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  • Accepted August 13, 2020
  • First published October 19, 2020.
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January 10, 2022

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