Pooling data for number needed to treat: no problems for apples
R. Andrew Moore‚ David J. Gavaghan‚ Jayne E. Edwards‚ Phillip Wiffen and Henry J. McQuay
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To consider the problem of the calculation of number needed to treat (NNT) derived from risk difference, odds ratio, and raw pooled events shown to give different results using data from a review of nursing interventions for smoking cessation. DISCUSSION: A review of nursing interventions for smoking cessation from the Cochrane Library provided different v
Journal
BMC Medical Research Methodology − Latest Articles
Keywords
treatment outcome
Publisher
BioMed Central
Volume
2
Year
2002