The validity of a questionnaire on medicines used in health care practice: Comparison of a questionnaire and computerized medical record survey

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-329

  Al Windi, Ahmad ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Computerized medical records; Drug utilization; Questionnaire; Sociodemographic characteristics; Validity

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG PREFERENCE; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SENESCENCE; SEX RATIO; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG UTILIZATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0041911324     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-003-0615-1     Document Type: Article

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