Prevention: better than cure?
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efficacy of a treatment
the ability of a treatment to achieve the desired result in patients that are compliant
Absolute risk reduction
the difference in absolute risk between treatment and the placebo group
ARR= AR(placebo) - AR(treatment); the absolute risk is ARR lower after treatment compared to placebo
intention to treat analysis
data from all patients, including from them who withdraw during the study or were not compliant , is included in the statistical analysis
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