Secondary Evaluations of MTA 36-Month Outcomes: Propensity Score and Growth Mixture Model Analyses
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 23 July 2007Open access
James M. Swanson, Stephen P. Hinshaw, L. Eugene Arnold, Robert D. Gibbons, Sue M. Marcus, Kwan Hur
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The self-selection hypothesis was failed to confirm and suggestive evidence of residual but not current benefits of assigned medication in class 2 and smallCurrent benefits of actual treatment with medication inclass 1 was found.
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We failed to confirm the self-selection hypothesis. We found suggestive evidence of residual but not current benefits of assigned medication in class 2 and small current benefits of actual treatment with medication in class 1.
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