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Common problems related to the use of number needed to treat
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 11/05/09

Stang A et al. – The basic information about which treatments are compared, the treatment period, the follow–up period, and the direction of the effect should be given when study results are presented in terms of NNTs. Adequate methods should be used for point and interval estimation of NNTs. Unnecessary rounding of NNTs should be avoided. In more complicated situations of confounding or varying follow–up times, the use of more sophisticated methods is required with increasing potential for misinterpretation.

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Depression and cancer risk: 24 years of follow-up of the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area sample
Cancer Causes and Control, 11/10/09 Relevance Score: 65%

A simple cost-effective high performance liquid chromatographic assay of sulphadoxine in whole blood spotted on filter paper for field studies
Malaria Journal, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 65%

Direct genotyping of cytomegalovirus envelope glycoproteins from toddlers saliva samples
Journal of Clinical Virology, 10/06/09 Relevance Score: 65%

Colorectal cancer incidence and postmenopausal hormone use by type, recency, and duration in cancer prevention study II
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 10/28/09 Relevance Score: 64%

Abdominal Fat in Children Measured by Ultrasound and Computed Tomography
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 10/06/09 Relevance Score: 64%