Communicating risk using absolute risk reduction or prolongation of life formats: cluster-randomised trial in general practice
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Communicating risk using absolute risk reduction or prolongation of life formats: cluster-randomised trial in general practice.
BACKGROUND It is important that patients are well-informed about risks and benefits of therapies to help them decide whether to accept medical therapy. Different numerical formats can be used in risk communication but It remains unclear how the different formats affect decisions made by real-life patients. AIM To compare the impact of using Prolongation Of Life (POL) and Absolute Risk Reducti...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of General Practice
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0960-1643,1478-5242
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14x677824