Numbers needed to treat derived from meta-analyses--sometimes informative, usually misleading
BMJ
.
1999 Jun 5;318(7197):1548-51.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7197.1548.
Authors
L Smeeth
1
,
A Haines
,
S Ebrahim
Affiliation
1
Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London NW3 2PF.
PMID:
10356018
PMCID:
PMC1115910
DOI:
10.1136/bmj.318.7197.1548
No abstract available
Publication types
Review
MeSH terms
Clinical Trials as Topic*
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Humans
Meta-Analysis as Topic*
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Sample Size*