Number needed to treat relation — Flashcards

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_____ studies are useful for calculating relative risk (RR)

_____ risk reduction is the difference in risk attributable to an intervention compared to a control

_____ surveys are observational studies that compare a frequency of disease and frequency of risk related factors at one time point

Are cohort studies useful for measuring incidence and/or prevalence? _____

If 21% of smokers develop lung cancer versus only 1% of nonsmokers, the attributable risk = _____

The number needed to treat (NNT) is equal to _____

Relative Risk (RR)

odds ratio (epidemiology)

What is the primary measure of association used in a case-control study?

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