Medication effectiveness studies in the United States Veterans Administration health care system: A model for large integrated delivery systems

Drug Development Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 217-226

  Kazis, Lewis E ^a,b,e   Nethercot, Victoria A ^a   Ren, Xinhua S ^a,b   Lee, Austin ^a,b,c   Selim, Alfredo ^b,d   Miller, Donald R ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Health Services Department (T 3W)   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Veterans Health Study; Veterans Rand 12 Item Health Survey (VR 12); Veterans Rand 36 Item Health Survey (VR 36)

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VENLAFAXINE;

CLINICAL PHARMACY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; VETERAN; VETERANS RAND 12 ITEM HEALTH SURVEY; VETERANS RAND 36 ITEM HEALTH SURVEY;

EID: 33746256076     PISSN: 02724391     EISSN: 10982299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddr.20080     Document Type: Review

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