Instantaneous detection of nonadherence: Quality, strength, and weakness of an electronic prescription database

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 323-328

  Harbig, P ^a   Barat, I ^a   Lund Nielsen, P ^b   Damsgaard, E M ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Vejlby Pharmacy   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adherence; Database; Elderly; Medication; PEM; Prescription

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; DENMARK; DRUG DOSE; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DENMARK; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PROBABILITY;

EID: 84858292243     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.2351     Document Type: Article

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