Relative risk, absolute risk and number-needed-to-treat

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• Format Lessons
• Language/s English
• Target Audience Further education
• EBM Stage 3 - Appraising evidence
• Duration <5 mins
• Difficulty Intermediate

Key Concepts addressed

• 2-3b Relative measures of effects can be misleading

Details

8 slides and a 4-min commentary on relative risk, absolute risk, and number-needed-to-treat (from Univ Mass Med School).

An online module in absolute vs. relative risk

View the module here