More on Epidemiology and Health Economics
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We’ve talked about the “Number Needed to Treat”, before.
QUERY: But, what is the “Number Needed to Harm”?
ANSWER: The number needed to harm (NNH) is an epidemiological measure that indicates how many persons on average need to be exposed to a risk factor over a specific period to cause harm in an average of one person who would not otherwise have been harmed.
Colleague Aaron Carroll MD explains even more.
PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_ytF2-4NkI
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MORE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90CWXT5zxjw
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