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Patients Prefer Pictures to Numbers to Express Cardiovascular Benefit From Treatment
Annals of Family Medicine, 05/20/08

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Goodyear-Smith F et al. - Although number needed to treat is a useful tool for communicating risk and benefit to clinicians, this format was the least likely to encourage patients to take medication. As graphical representation of benefit was the method patients preferred most, consideration should be given to developing visual aids to support shared clinical decision making.

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