TY - JOUR T1 - The numbers needed to inform consent? JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 238 LP - 239 DO - 10.3399/bjgp13X667105 VL - 63 IS - 610 AU - Terry Kemple Y1 - 2013/05/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/63/610/238.3.abstract N2 - Is consent ever informed if the numbers that describe risk remain a mystery to most people? Better ways and numbers1 to explain overall benefits and risks like numbers needed to benefit (NNB) and numbers needed to damage (NND) are welcome, but may fail to inform most decisions. Doctors often don’t know the numbers needed to treat (NNT) and numbers needed to harm (NNH) or … ER -