Response to: Validation studies of the health improvement network (THIN) database for pharmacoepidemiology research by Lewis et al. [1]

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-104

  van Staa, T P ^a   Parkinson, J ^a  

^a MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS REGULATORY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLON CANCER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DRUG RESEARCH; FACTUAL DATABASE; FRACTURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG EVALUATION; DRUG MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH;

EID: 38649126233     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1525     Document Type: Letter

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