Randomized trial of dentists’ understanding: treatment benefit in absolute numbers vs relative risk reduction

Abstract This study aimed to assess whether dentists correctly understand the benefit of a dental treatment when it is presented using absolute numbers or relative risk reduction (RRR). This parallel-group randomized controlled trial recruited dentists from 3 postgraduate courses in Rio de Janeiro,...

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Main Authors: Paulo NADANOVSKY, Branca Heloisa de OLIVEIRA, Ronaldo LIRA-JUNIOR, Ana Paula Pires dos SANTOS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2024-08-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242024000100806&lng=en&tlng=en