Poorly presented risk statistics could misinform health decisions
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 08:40
in Health & Medicine
Choosing the appropriate way to present risk statistics is key to helping people make well-informed decisions. A new Cochrane Systematic Review found that health professionals and consumers may change their perceptions when the same risks and risk reductions are presented using alternative statistical formats...
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