Use of 'number needed to treat' in optometry practice.

Clin Exp Optom

Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre (QUMPRC), Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.

Published: April 2024

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