Physician verbal advice plus an information leaflet v verbal advice alone for acute bronchitis‡
Outcome at 2 weeks | Verbal advice plus leaflet | Verbal advice alone | RRR (95% CI) | NNT (CI) |
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‡Abbreviations defined in glossary; RRR and CI calculated from data in article. | ||||
Antibiotic use | 47% | 62% | 24% (3 to 42) | 7 (4 to 63) |