BMC Medical Research Methodology

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Estimating the number needed to treat from continuous outcomes in randomised controlled trials: methodological challenges and worked example using data from the UK Back Pain Exercise and Manipulation (BEAM) trial

Robert Froud*, Sandra Eldridge, Ranjit Lall and Martin Underwood

BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9:35 doi:10.1186/1471-2288-9-35

Pre-publication versions of this article and reviewers' reports

Original Submission - Version 1 Manuscript 10 Nov 2008
Resubmission - Version 2 Manuscript Author's comment 19 Nov 2008
Reviewer's Report Gordon Guyatt 11 Dec 2008
Reviewer's Report Thomas Kottke 07 Feb 2009
Reviewer's Report Kameshwar Prasad 16 Feb 2009
Resubmission - Version 3 Manuscript Author's comment 08 Mar 2009
Reviewer's Report Thomas Kottke 16 Mar 2009
Reviewer's Report Gordon Guyatt 27 Mar 2009
Resubmission - Version 4 Manuscript Author's comment 08 May 2009
Reviewer's Report Gordon Guyatt 27 May 2009
Editorial acceptance 27 May 2009
Published 11 Jun 2009