Interpreting risk reduction in clinical trials for pulmonary arterial hypertension
Because of scepticism concerning study results when relying solely on relative effect estimates, the number needed to treat (NNT) has been used extensively to quantify the net clinical benefit of an intervention, and is reported increasingly in randomised trials and observational studies. This metho...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2018-05-01
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Series: | European Respiratory Review |
Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/content/27/148/180020.full |