The effect of alternative summary statistics for communicating risk reduction on decisions about taking statins: a randomized trial.

The effect of alternative summary statistics for communicating risk reduction on decisions about taking statins: a randomized trial.

<h4>Background</h4>While different ways of presenting treatment effects can affect health care decisions, little is known about which presentations best help people make decisions consistent with their own values. We compared six summary statistics for communicating coronary heart diseas...

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Main Authors: Cheryl L L Carling, Doris Tove Kristoffersen, Victor M Montori, Jeph Herrin, Holger J Schünemann, Shaun Treweek, Elie A Akl, Andrew D Oxman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19707575/pdf/?tool=EBI

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