Estimating risk in clinical studies: odds ratio and risk ratio

Furcada1,2, Joaquin Maritano; Patino1,3, Cecilia Maria; Ferreira1,4, Juliana Carvalho

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Estimating risk in clinical studies: odds ratio and risk ratio

Estimando risco em estudos clínicos: razão de chances e razão de risco

Joaquin Maritano Furcada1,2, Cecilia Maria Patino1,3, Juliana Carvalho Ferreira1,4

1. Methods in Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Operations Research-MECOR-program, American Thoracic Society/Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax, Montevideo, Uruguay.
2. Pulmonary Medicine Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
3. Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
4. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.