The power of stories over statistics
BMJPublished 18 December 2003Open access
Thomas B. Newman
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Neonatal jaundice and infant safety on aeroplanes provide two lessons on the power of narrative, rather than statistical evidence, in determining practice.
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Neonatal jaundice and infant safety on aeroplanes provide two lessons on the power of narrative, rather than statistical evidence, in determining practice
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