Table 1

Risk frequency and various verbal descriptors

Frequency range (1 in)
EU descriptors
Calman verbal scale
Calman descriptive scale
Paling perspective scale

1–9
Very common


Very high
10–99
Common
High
Frequent, significant
High
100–999
Uncommon
Moderate

Moderate
1,000–9,999
Rare
Low
Tolerable, reasonable
Low
10,000–99,999
Very rare
Very low

Very low
100,000–999,999

Minimal
Acceptable
Minimal
1,000,000–9,999,999

Negligible
Insignificant, safe
Negligible

Data are taken from [41] and other sources. EU, European Union.

Moore et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R20   doi:10.1186/ar2373

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