Odds Ratio, Relative Risk, Absolute Risk Reduction, and the Number Needed to Treat—Which of These Should We Use?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4733.2002.55150.x