The identification of pregnancies within the general practice research database

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-50

  Devine, Scott ^a   West, Suzanne ^a   Andrews, Elizabeth ^b   Tennis, Pat ^b   Hammad, Tarek A ^c   Eaton, Susan ^d   Thorp, John ^a   Olshan, Andrew ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^d GPRD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GPRD; Medication; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MEDICAL RECORD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75749097315     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1862     Document Type: Article

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