The assessment of refill compliance using pharmacy records: Methods, validity, and applications

Steiner, John F., Prochazka, Allan V.·1997·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

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Authors: Steiner, J. F., & Prochazka, A. V.
Venue: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1997-01
Volume: 50
Issue: 1
Pages: 105-116
ISSN: 0895-4356 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(96)00268-5
OpenAlex: W2057112394
Cited by: 1,193
References: 0
FWCI: 9.22
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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