Longitudinal missing data strategies for substance use clinical trials using generalized estimating equations: An example with a buprenorphine trial

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 506-515

  McPherson, Sterling ^a,b,c   Barbosa Leiker, Celestina ^a,b,c   McDonell, Michael ^d   Howell, Donelle ^a,c   Roll, John ^a,b,c,d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

generalized estimating equations; longitudinal missing data; multiple imputation; positive urine analysis imputation; psychopharmacology clinical trials; substance use disorder treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABIS; NALOXONE; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; GENERALIZED ESTIMATING EQUATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MULTIPLE IMPUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINALYSIS;

GENERALIZED ESTIMATING EQUATIONS; LONGITUDINAL MISSING DATA; MULTIPLE IMPUTATION; POSITIVE URINE ANALYSIS IMPUTATION; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY CLINICAL TRIALS; SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT;

BUPRENORPHINE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84884140549     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.2339     Document Type: Article

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