Establishment of a pharmacoepidemiological database in Germany: Methodological potential, scientific value and practical limitations

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-223

  Pigeot, Iris ^a   Ahrens, Wolfgang ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Data linkage; Drug prescription; Drug safety; Health insurance data; Hospitalisation data

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERMANY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PATIENT CODING; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PHARMACY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 40949106883     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1545     Document Type: Article

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