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Review
. 2000 Feb 19;320(7233):503-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7233.503.

Expressing the magnitude of adverse effects in case-control studies: "the number of patients needed to be treated for one additional patient to be harmed"

L M Bjerre  1 , J LeLorier
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Review

Expressing the magnitude of adverse effects in case-control studies: "the number of patients needed to be treated for one additional patient to be harmed"

L M Bjerre et al. BMJ. .
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