Discontinuations of antihyperlipidemic drug therapy: Assessment by means of automated databases

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-120

  Andrade, Susan E ^a,b   Platt, Richard ^c,d   Gottlieb, Lawrence K ^e   Saperia, Gordon M ^f   Walker, Alexander M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Harvard Pilgrim Health Care   (United States)

^f Fallon Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

antilipemic agents; automated data; patient dropouts; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CLOFIBRATE; COLESTIPOL; COLESTYRAMINE; GEMFIBROZIL; MEVINOLIN; NICOTINAMIDE; PROBUCOL;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER; DATA BASE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029979115     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1557(199603)5:2<113::AID-PDS204>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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