25 years of pharmacoepidemiologic innovation: The saskatchewan health administrative databases

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Rawson, Nigel S B ^a,b   Downey, Winanne ^c   Maxwell, Colleen J ^d   West, Roy ^e  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Saskatchewan Ministry of Health   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; SULFONYLUREA;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER REGISTRY; COMPUTER; DATA BASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; DRUG EXPOSURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RESEARCH; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 79959820669     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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