"Numbers Needed To Treat" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Number of patients who need to be treated in order to prevent one additional bad outcome. It is the inverse of Absolute Risk Reduction.
| Descriptor ID |
D061366
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.581.500.902.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Absolute Risk Reduction- Absolute Risk Reduction
- Absolute Risk Reductions
- Reduction, Absolute Risk
- Reductions, Absolute Risk
- Risk Reduction, Absolute
- Risk Reductions, Absolute
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Numbers Needed To Treat" by people in Profiles.
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Association of Real-time Continuous Glucose Monitoring With Glycemic Control and Acute Metabolic Events Among Patients With Insulin-Treated Diabetes. JAMA. 2021 06 08; 325(22):2273-2284.
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A web-delivered care management and patient self-management program for recurrent depression: a randomized trial. Psychiatr Serv. 2012 Nov; 63(11):1063-71.
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USPSTF perspective on evidence-based preventive recommendations for children. Pediatrics. 2012 Aug; 130(2):e399-407.