Review of the quality of observational studies of the association between rosiglitazone and acute myocardial infarction

Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Rawson, Nigel S B ^a  

^a Eastlake Research Group Oakville Ontario and Fraser Institute ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Administrative data; Confounding by indication; Pharmacoepidemiology research; Rosiglitazone

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; METFORMIN; PIOGLITAZONE; ROSIGLITAZONE; SULFONYLUREA; 2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CHECKLIST; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIAZOLIDINEDIONES; UNITED STATES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84901939004     PISSN: 17106222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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