Availability and use of number needed to treat (NNT) based decision aids for pharmaceutical interventions

• Main Authors: Cassandra Nguyen (Author), Mark Naunton (Author), Jackson Thomas (Author), Lyn Todd (Author), John McEwen (Author), Mary Bushell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The number needed to treat (NNT) is a medical statistic used to gauge the efficacy of therapeutic interventions. The versatility of this absolute effect measure has allowed its use in the formulation of many decision aids to support patients and practitioners in making informed healthcar...