Measuring risk: how, when and why?

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  • Julie A Simpson
  • Jill Mollison
  • Philip C Hannaford
چکیده

Individuals wishing to make informed choices about their health care need, among other things, information about the risks associated with each available option. Risk is the probability that an event will occur. A variety of study designs are used in reproductive health care to assess the risks associated with interventions. This paper describes the different methods, and explains why we need each approach.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The journal of family planning and reproductive health care

دوره 28 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002