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Review
. 1998 Mar 28;316(7136):989-91.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7136.989.

When can odds ratios mislead?

H T Davies  1 , I K Crombie, M Tavakoli
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Review

When can odds ratios mislead?

H T Davies et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Amount by which odds ratios of <1 underestimate relative risk, for different odds ratios and different levels of initial risk
Figure 2
Figure 2
Amount by which odds ratios of >1 overestimate relative risk, for different odds ratios and different levels of initial risk
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