Relative risk, absolute risk and number-needed-to-treat

Format: 2-2 Comparison groups should be similar

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Language/s: 3-5 How certain is the evidence?

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Resource Link: View the Lesson (PPT)

Target Audience: 3-1 Do the outcomes measured matter to you?

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Short Description:

8 slides and a 4-min commentary on relative risk, absolute risk, and number needed to treat (from Univ Mass Med School).

Key Concepts addressed:

• 2-10 Peer-review and publication does not guarantee reliable information

Details

8 slides and a 4-min commentary on relative risk, absolute risk, and number-needed-to-treat (from Univ Mass Med School).

An online module in absolute vs. relative risk

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