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  • Title: Relative risk reduction versus number needed to treat as measures of lipid-lowering trial results.
    Author: Moriarty PM.
    Journal: Am J Cardiol; 1998 Aug 15; 82(4):505-7. PubMed ID: 9723640.
    Abstract:
    Recent clinical trials dealing with cholesterol reduction in primary and secondary prevention for cardiovascular disease use Relative Risk Reduction to assess their clinical outcomes. Number Needed to Treat is a more valid measurement.
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