Confusing Relative Risk with Absolute Risk Is Associated with More Enthusiastic Beliefs about the Value of Cancer Screening

Conclusions. Biased presentations of risk data could affect general beliefs about the value of cancer screening, especially among physicians who uncritically accept mismatched presentations of data.

Source: Medical Decision Making - June 12, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Caverly, T. J., Prochazka, A. V., Binswanger, I. A., Kutner, J. S., Matlock, D. D. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research