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Numbers Needed To Treat
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Definition
: Number of patients who need to be treated in order to prevent one additional bad outcome. It is the inverse of Absolute Risk Reduction.
Other names
Risk Reductions, Absolute; Risk Reduction, Absolute; Reductions, Absolute Risk; Reduction, Absolute Risk; Absolute Risk Reductions; Absolute Risk Reduction