Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 224-233, March 2006

An unadjusted NNT was a moderately good predictor of health benefit

  • Christopher A.K.Y. Chong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • George Tomlinson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Lisa Chodirker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Nassi Figdor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Mark Uster

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Gary Naglie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, ES-14 207, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada
    • Geriatrics Program, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Murray D. Krahn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, ES-14 207, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada
    • Geriatrics Program, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 416-340-4155; fax: 416-595-5826.

Accepted 8 August 2005.

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PII: S0895-4356(05)00296-9

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.08.005

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 224-233, March 2006

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