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Number needed to sacrifice: statistical taboo or decision-making tool?

The percentage that benefit from medical preventive measures is small but all are exposed to the risk of side effects so most of those harmed would never benefit from their use. There is no expression or acronym to describe the ratio of harm to benefit nor discussion of what level of harm is accepta...

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Autor principal: Trewby, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal Society of Medicine Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3616300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23560221
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2042533313476684