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Editor’s Note: Dr. Rothman currently receives unrestricted research funding support from the NIDDK (DK20593 P&F 6), the American Diabetes Association (NovoNordisk Clinical Research Award), and the Pfizer Clear Health Communication Initiative to examine the role of literacy and numeracy in patients with diabetes.
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Montori, V.M., Rothman, R.L. Weakness in numbers. J GEN INTERN MED 20, 1071–1072 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.051498.x
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