An autoregressive linear mixed effects model for the analysis of longitudinal data which include dropouts and show profiles approaching asymptotes

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 30, 2008, Pages 6351-6366

  Funatogawa, Takashi ^a   Funatogawa, Ikuko ^b   Takeuchi, Masahiro ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymptotes; Autoregressive linear mixed effects models; Covariance; Dropouts; Positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS); Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RISPERIDONE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 63249087999     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: 10970258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sim.3417     Document Type: Article

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