Statistical significance and clinical significance

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  • Alessandro Wasum Mariani Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
  • Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

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Author Biographies

Alessandro Wasum Mariani, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

MD. Thoracic Surgeon, Instituto do Coração (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas (HC), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil.

Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

MD, PhD. Associate Professor, Discipline of Thoracic Surgery, Instituto do Coração (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas (HC), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil.

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Cook RJ, Sackett DL. The number needed to treat: a clinically useful measure of treatment effect. BMJ. 1995;310(6977):452-4.

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2014-04-04

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Mariani AW, Pêgo-Fernandes PM. Statistical significance and clinical significance. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2014 Apr. 4 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];132(2):71-2. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1190

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Vol. 132 No. 2 (2014)

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