Completeness of retail pharmacy claims data: Implications for pharmacoepidemiologic studies and pharmacy practice in elderly patients

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2048-2059

  Polinski, Jennifer M ^a   Schneeweiss, Sebastian ^a   Levin, Raisa ^a   Shrank, William H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

drug utilization; loyalty; medication errors; missing data; retail pharmacy

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENNSYLVANIA; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72249115667     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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