Net efficacy adjusted for risk (NEAR): a simple procedure for measuring risk:benefit balance.

BACKGROUND: Although several mathematical models have been proposed to assess the risk:benefit of drugs in one measure, their use in practice has been rather limited. Our objective was to design a simple, easily applicable model. In this respect, measuring the proportion of patients who respond favo...

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Main Authors: José N Boada, Carlos Boada, Mar García-Sáiz, Marcelino García, Eduardo Fernández, Eugenio Gómez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2570485?pdf=render