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. 1996 Jun;11(6):357-9.

doi: 10.1007/BF02600047.

Number needed to treat is a simple measure of treatment efficacy for clinicians

S V Rajkumar¹, P Sampathkumar, A B Gustafson

Affiliations

PMID: 8803742
DOI: 10.1007/BF02600047

Number needed to treat is a simple measure of treatment efficacy for clinicians

S V Rajkumar et al. J Gen Intern Med. 1996 Jun.

. 1996 Jun;11(6):357-9.

doi: 10.1007/BF02600047.

Authors

S V Rajkumar¹, P Sampathkumar, A B Gustafson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Fargo, USA.

PMID: 8803742
DOI: 10.1007/BF02600047

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