Validity of perinatal pharmacoepidemiologic studies using data from the RAMQ administrative database

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Bérard, Anick ^a,b   Lacasse, Anaïs ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Database; Drug insurance; Pharmacoepidemiology; Pregnancy; R gie de l'Assurance maladie du qu bec; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEBEC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 69849092850     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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