Methods for estimation of disparities in medication use in an observational cohort study: Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 533-541

  Mcclelland, Robyn L ^a   Jorgensen, Neal W ^a   Post, Wendy S ^b,c   Szklo, Moyses ^c   Kronmal, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti hypertensives; Disparities; Medication; Pharmacoepidemiology; Statins; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAUCASIAN; CHOLESTEROL BILE LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84877610702     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.3406     Document Type: Article

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