Expressing the magnitude of adverse effects in case-control studies: "the number of patients needed to be treated for one additional patient to be harmed"
BMJ
.
2000 Feb 19;320(7233):503-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7233.503.
Authors
L M Bjerre
1
,
J LeLorier
Affiliation
1
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada H3A 1A2.
PMID:
10678870
PMCID:
PMC1127536
DOI:
10.1136/bmj.320.7233.503
No abstract available
Publication types
Review
MeSH terms
Case-Control Studies*
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease* / epidemiology
Odds Ratio
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Risk Assessment
Sample Size