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Pharmacoepidemiology and the Elderly

Andrade, Susan E.
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Gurwitz, Jerry H.
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Andrade, Susan E.
Gurwitz, Jerry H.
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Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
 Meyers Primary Care Institute
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2000-01-01
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Pharmacoepidemiology
 Pharmaceutical Preparations
 Aged
 Clinical Epidemiology
 Geriatrics
 Health Services Research
 Primary Care
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Summary: Pharmacoepidemiology employs the methods of epidemiology to study the frequency, determinants, and outcomes of drug therapy. Pharmacoepidemiology is becoming increasingly important with the aging of Western populations, due to the increased prevalence of medication use among older persons.

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Andrade S, Gurwitz JH. Pharmacoepidemiology and the elderly. In: Drugs and the Older Population. Crome P. Ford G, eds.; Imperial College Press, London, 2000, p. 1-20. Link to chapter on publisher's website

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