BMC Medicine

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Do citizens have minimum medical knowledge? A survey

Lucas M Bachmann1*, Florian S Gutzwiller1, Milo A Puhan1, Johann Steurer1, Claudia Steurer-Stey2 and Gerd Gigerenzer3

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1 Horten Centre for patient oriented research, University of Zurich, Bolleystrasse 40, Postfach Nord, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland

2 Medical Policlinic, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

3 Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Center for Adaptive Behavior & Cognition, Berlin, Germany

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BMC Medicine 2007, 5:14 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-5-14

Published: 31 May 2007

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List of experts consulted for questionnaire development.

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Questions and corresponding correct answers.

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