Using pharmacy data to identify those with chronic conditions in Emilia Romagna, Italy

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 232-238

  Maio, Vittorio ^a,e   Yuen, Elaine ^a,e   Rabinowitz, Carol ^a,f   Louis, Daniel ^a   Jimbo, Masahito ^b   Donatini, Andrea ^c   Mall, Sabine ^d   Taroni, Francesco ^d  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Local Health Authority   (Italy)

^d Regional Health Care Agency   (Italy)

^e Department of Health Policy ^*  (United States)

^f Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BIGUANIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FOLIC ACID; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INSULIN; INTERFERON; IRON; LEUKOTRIENE; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; PANCREAS ENZYME; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SULFONYLUREA; UNINDEXED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN; XANTHINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CROHN DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG COST; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG USE; EPILEPSY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; ITALY; MENTAL DISEASE; PHARMACY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; ITALY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES;

EID: 27544490232     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581905774414259     Document Type: Article

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