=
AcademyHealth
Health Services Research (HSR) Methods
Print Page


Absolute Risk Reduction (ARR)

Compares the probability of an outcome in the control group with the treatment group.

Equation

Further Reading
Berger, M. et al. 2003. Health Care, Cost, Quality, and Outcomes: ISPOR Book of Terms, Lawrenceville, NJ: International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.

Gordis, L. 2000. Epidemiology, 2nd ed., Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Science.