Communicating Medical Numbers

JAMA 2026

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Authors: Mark P. Silverman
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.23446
Cited by: 1
References: 3

Abstract

To the Editor As a nuclear/medical physicist, my work includes analysis, interpretation, and explanation of probability and statistics. I believe the article by Dr Zikmund-Fisher and colleagues1 has overlooked 2 important aspects to communicating medical numbers.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Twentieth Century Scientific Developments

Publication details

Journal / source
JAMA
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Volume
335
Issue
8
Pages
721–721
Publication date
26 January 2026
Language
EN