Calculation of number needed to treat

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 424-425

  Suissa, Samy ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ELDERLY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 67651152846     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc0903274     Document Type: Letter

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