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What have we learnt about measures of risk and benefit?

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In this section we have learnt that presenting the same information in a different way can influence how we interpret the results.
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The results of a research study may be depicted as:

  • a control event rate (CER) or experimental event rate (EER)
  • a relative risk (RR)
  • a relative risk reduction (RRR)
  • an absolute risk (AR)
  • an absolute risk reduction (ARR)
  • a number needed to treat (NNT)
  • a number needed to harm (NNH)

 

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