Number needed to treat (NNT) in clinical literature: an appraisal

Number needed to treat (NNT) in clinical literature: an appraisal

Abstract Background The number needed to treat (NNT) is an absolute effect measure that has been used to assess beneficial and harmful effects of medical interventions. Several methods can be used to calculate NNTs, and they should be applied depending on the different study characteristics, such as...

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Main Authors: Diogo Mendes, Carlos Alves, Francisco Batel-Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Numbers needed to treat
Evidence-based medicine
Epidemiologic methods
Data interpretation
Statistical
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0875-8

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