Matching prescription claims with medication data for nursing home residents: Implications for prescriber feedback, drug utilisation studies and selection of prescription claims database

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 202-209

  King, Michelle A ^a   Purdie, David M ^b   Roberts, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Databases, factual; Drug utilization; Insurance, pharmaceutical services; Medical records systems, computerized; Population surveillance; Prescriptions, drug

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIMETIDINE; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LAXATIVE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; TEMAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING HOME; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SENNA;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING HOMES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUEENSLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VETERANS;

EID: 0035141064     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(00)00282-1     Document Type: Article

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