Developing the sentinel system - A national resource for evidence development

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 498-499

  Behrman, Rachel E ^a   Benner, Joshua S ^b   Brown, Jeffrey S ^c,d   McClellan, Mark ^b   Woodcock, Janet ^a   Platt, Richard ^c,d  

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

^b BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; REGISTER; SENTINEL SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79851472033     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1014427     Document Type: Short Survey

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