Estimation of hospital emergency room data using otc pharmaceutical sales and least mean square filters

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-5

  Najmi, A H ^a   Magruder, S F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 2642568642     PISSN: 14726947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-4-1     Document Type: Article

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