Large Sample Size Fallacy in Trials About Antipsychotics for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia
BackgroundA typical antipsychotics for neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia have been tested in much larger trials than the older conventional drugs. The advantage of larger sample sizes is that negative findings become less likely and the effect estimates more precise. However, as sample sizes inc...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Pharmacology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2019.01701/full |