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The number, statistically, of people who are exposed to something in order that one of them experience some adverse effect thereof.Syn: NNH
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Number needed to harm — The number needed to harm (NNH) is an epidemiological measure that indicates how many patients need to be exposed to a risk factor over a specific period to cause harm in one patient that would not otherwise have been harmed.[1] It is defined as… … Wikipedia
Number needed to treat — The number needed to treat (NNT) is an epidemiological measure used in assessing the effectiveness of a health care intervention, typically a treatment with medication. The NNT is the average number of patients who need to be treated to prevent… … Wikipedia
Number needed to treat — Die Anzahl der notwendigen Behandlungen (en. number needed to treat NNT) ist eine statistische Maßzahl, die angibt, wie viele Patienten pro Zeiteinheit (z. B. 1 Jahr) mit der Testsubstanz oder Testmethode behandelt werden müssen, um das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Numbers needed to treat — Die Anzahl der notwendigen Behandlungen (en. number needed to treat NNT) ist eine statistische Maßzahl, die angibt, wie viele Patienten pro Zeiteinheit (z. B. 1 Jahr) mit der Testsubstanz oder Testmethode behandelt werden müssen, um das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Self-harm — This article focuses on repetitive self harm, not on severe self harm inflicted during psychosis. For forms of self harm related to body image, sexuality and wartime, see Body modification, Algolagnia and Self inflicted wound respectively. Self… … Wikipedia
999 (emergency telephone number) — A sign on a beach in Whitstable, United Kingdom, advising readers to dial 999 in the event of an emergency 999 is an official emergency telephone number in a number of countries which allows the caller to contact emergency services for urgent… … Wikipedia
88 (number) — 88 (eighty eight) is the natural number following 87 and preceding 89. ← 87 89 → 88 ← 80 … Wikipedia
NNH — number needed to harm … Medical dictionary
NNH — • number needed to harm … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Число больных, которых необходимо лечить — (ЧБНЛ) (от англ. number needed to treat) эпидемиологический показатель, используемый в оценке эффективности медицинского вмешательства, обычно лечения препаратами. ЧБНЛ показывает среднее число пациентов, которых необходимо лечить, чтобы достичь… … Википедия
