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. 2007 Oct;57(4):729-30.

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.06.035.

Reporting of number needed to treat and its difficulties

Farzam Gorouhi, Sirous Jafarian, Alireza Firooz

PMID: 17870441
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.06.035

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Reporting of number needed to treat and its difficulties

Farzam Gorouhi et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007 Oct.

. 2007 Oct;57(4):729-30.

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.06.035.

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Farzam Gorouhi, Sirous Jafarian, Alireza Firooz

PMID: 17870441
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.06.035

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Evidence-based dermatology: number needed to treat and its relation to other risk measures.
Manriquez JJ, Villouta MF, Williams HC. Manriquez JJ, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007 Apr;56(4):664-71. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.08.024. Epub 2006 Oct 27. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007. PMID: 17367615 Review.

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