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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D061366
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Numbers Needed To Treat

Definitions
The difference in rates of bad outcomes between experimental and control participants in a trial. Number of patients who need to be treated in order to prevent one additional bad outcome. It is the inverse of Absolute Risk Reduction.
Synonyms
Reductions, Absolute Risk
Absolute Risk Reductions
Risk Reduction, Absolute
Reduction, Absolute Risk
Absolute Risk Reduction
Risk Reductions, Absolute
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