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Background There is debate concerning methods for calculating numbers needed to treat (NNT) from results of systematic reviews. Methods We investigate the susceptibility to bias for alternative methods for calculating…
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Background The "integrated safety report" of the drug registration files submitted to health authorities usually summarizes the rates of adverse events observed for a new drug, placebo or active control drugs by pooling…
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Background Calculation of numbers needed to treat (NNT) is more complex from meta-analysis than from single trials. Treating the data as if it all came from one trial may lead to misleading results when the trial arms…