[Critical assessment of articles on controlled clinical trials II. Results]

J J Ferreira; C Sampaio

[Critical assessment of articles on controlled clinical trials II. Results]

Acta Med Port. 1998 Aug-Sep;11(8-9):755-60.

[Article in Portuguese]

Authors

J J Ferreira¹, C Sampaio

Affiliation

¹ Instituto de Farmacologia e Terapêutica Geral, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa.

PMID: 9951068

Abstract

The way trial results are reported affects the physician's decisions. We describe some methods for the critical appraisal of clinical trial results (relative risk, absolute risk reduction, number needed to treat, confidence intervals, etc.).

MeSH terms

Confidence Intervals
Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic / standards*
Journalism, Medical / standards*
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Research Design / standards*
Risk Assessment