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  • McDowell, M., Gigerenzer, G., Wegwarth, O., & Rebitschek, F. G. (2019). Effect of tabular and icon fact box formats on comprehension of benefits and harms of prostate cancer screening: A randomized trial. Medical Decision Making, 39, 41–56. DOI

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  • Wegwarth, O., & Gigerenzer, G. (2018). US gynecologists' estimates and beliefs regarding ovarian cancer screening's effectiveness 5 years after release of the PLCO evidence. Scientific Reports, 8:17181. DOI

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    Jenny, M. A., Keller, N., & Gigerenzer, G. (2018). Assessing minimal medical statistical literacy using the Quick Risk Test: A prospective observational study in Germany. BMJ Open, 8:e020847. DOI

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  • Wegwarth, O., Gigerenzer, G. & Wagner, G. G. (2017). Can facts trump unconditional trust? Evidence-based information halves the influence of physicians’ non-evidence-based cancer screening recommendations. PLOS ONE 12(8):e0183024 DOI

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    Gigerenzer, G., & Kolpatzik, K. (2017). How new fact boxes are explaining medical risk to millions. British Medical Journal, 317:j2460.DOI

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  • Gigerenzer, G. (2014). Should patients listen to how doctors frame messages? British Medical Journal, 349:g7091. DOI

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    Gigerenzer, G. (2014). Breast cancer screening pamphlets mislead women: All women and women’s organisations should tear up the pink ribbons and campaign for honest information. British Medical Journal, 348:g2636. DOI

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  • Gigerenzer, G., Gaissmaier, W., Kurz-Milcke, E., Schwartz, L. M., & Woloshin, S. W. (2007). Helping doctors and patients make sense of health statistics. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 8, 53–96. DOI

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