Tips for learners of evidence-based medicine: 1. Relative risk reduction, absolute risk reduction and number needed to treat

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作者
Barratt, A
Wyer, PC
Hatala, R
McGinn, T
Dans, AL
Keitz, S
Moyer, V
Guyatt, G
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[1] Univ Sydney, Sch Publ Hlth, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
[2] Columbia Univ Coll Phys & Surg, New York, NY 10032 USA
[3] Univ British Columbia, Dept Med, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
[4] Mt Sinai Med Ctr, New York, NY 10029 USA
[5] Univ Philippines, Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Quezon City 1101, Philippines
[6] Duke Univ, Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Durham, NC USA
[7] Duke Univ, Ctr Med, Durham, NC USA
[8] Univ Texas, Dept Pediat, Houston, TX 77225 USA
[9] McMaster Univ, Dept Med, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
[10] McMaster Univ, Dept Clin Epidemiol & Biostat, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
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10.1503/cmaj.1021197
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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[No abstract available]
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