Record-linkage for pharmacovigilance in Scotland

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 105-110

  Evans, Josie M M ^a   MacDonald, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MEMO; Pharmacovigilance; Record linkage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DRUG MONITORING; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0032896809     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1999.00853.x     Document Type: Article

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