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.
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Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Case-Control Studies*
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease* / epidemiology
  • Odds Ratio
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sample Size