Screening and the number needed to treat

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 125-127

  Richardson, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Methodology; Randomised controlled trials; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; SAMPLING; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; SAMPLE SIZE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034805885     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.8.3.125     Document Type: Article

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