Laypersons' understanding of relative risk reductions: Randomised cross-sectional study
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Laypersons' understanding of relative risk reductions: Randomised cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND Despite increasing recognition of the importance of involving patients in decisions on preventive healthcare interventions, little is known about how well patients understand and utilise information provided on the relative benefits from these interventions. The aim of this study was to explore whether lay people can discriminate between preventive interventions when effectiveness is...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1472-6947
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-31