The problem of multiplicities arises in almost all aspects of scientific studies. When multiple hypotheses are tested in a study, one must adjust the significance level of individual tests to maintain an overall probability error rate. The reasons for this are explored in a non-technical way. Techni
Study designs in paediatric pharmacoepidemiology
β Scribed by Katia Verhamme; Miriam Sturkenboom
- Book ID
- 105922144
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 319 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0031-6970
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Object Γ Cohort studies in pharmacoepidemiology can result in a unique type of study, where subjects have complex types of exposure to drugs (with periods of non-exposure as well). The object of this paper is to explain how to calculate the sample size of such a study. Method Γ It is assumed that a
Pharmacoepidemiology is the study of the use and the effect of drugs in large numbers of people. The work relies largely on standard epidemiological principles, which, applied in a new context, bring particular constraints and opportunities. In January 1994, a cluster of children with cystic fibrosi