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Number Needed to Benefit From Information (NNBI): Proposal From a Mixed Methods Research Study With Practicing Family Physicians

Pierre Pluye, Roland M. Grad, Janique Johnson-Lafleur, Vera Granikov, Michael Shulha, Bernard Marlow and Ivan Luiz Marques Ricarte
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2013, 11 (6) 559-567; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1565
Pierre Pluye
1Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
MD, PhD
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Roland M. Grad
1Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Janique Johnson-Lafleur
2Information Technology Primary Care Research Group (ITPCRG), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Vera Granikov
2Information Technology Primary Care Research Group (ITPCRG), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Michael Shulha
2Information Technology Primary Care Research Group (ITPCRG), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Bernard Marlow
3College of Family Physicians of Canada, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Ivan Luiz Marques Ricarte
4Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil
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vol. 11 no. 6 559-567
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1565
PubMed 
24218380

Published By 
The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication December 14, 2011
  • Revision received October 7, 2012
  • Accepted for publication January 2, 2013
  • Published online November 11, 2013.

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  1. Pierre Pluye, MD, PhD1⇑,
  2. Roland M. Grad, MD, MSc1,
  3. Janique Johnson-Lafleur, MSc2,
  4. Vera Granikov, MLIS2,
  5. Michael Shulha, MLIS2,
  6. Bernard Marlow, MD3 and
  7. Ivan Luiz Marques Ricarte, PhD4
  1. 1Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  2. 2Information Technology Primary Care Research Group (ITPCRG), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  3. 3College of Family Physicians of Canada, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
  4. 4Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Pierre Pluye, MD, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, 3rd Floor, Suite 300, 5858 Côte-des-neiges, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3S 1Z1, pierre.pluye{at}mcgill.ca

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The Annals of Family Medicine Nov 2013, 11 (6) 559-567; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1565

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