PEDIATRICS Vol. 83 No. 3 March 1989, pp. A32
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The analysis [of British trials of phenobarbitone and valproate for the prophylactic treatment of febrile convulsions] shows well how small study groups serve to exaggerate benefits of drawbacks of treatment. All the trials have been too small for paediatricians to use their findings with confidence.