Interpreting risk reduction in clinical trials for pulmonary arterial hypertension

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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Main Authors: Annie C. Lajoie, Sébastien Bonnet, Yves Lacasse, Jean-Christophe Lega, Steeve Provencher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2018-05-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/27/148/180020.full

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