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Understanding pharmacoepidemiology / edited by Yi Yang and Donna West-Strum

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : The McGraw-Hill Companies, c2011Description: x, 197 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780071635004
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RM 302.5 .U54 2011
Contents:
1.Introduction to pharmacoepidemiology -- 2.Principles of epidemiology applied to the study 3.Study designs for pharmacoepidemiology -- 4.Using secondary data in pharmacoepidemiology -- 5.Biostatistics and pharmacoepidemiology -- 6.Other methodological issues -- 7.Evaluation of the pharmacoepidemiology literature -- 8.Medication utilization patterns -- 9.Medication safety and pharmacovigilance -- 10.The FDA perspective on postmarket drug safety.
Summary: Understanding Pharmacoepidemiology is a clear, engagingly written roadmap to mastering the important concepts and methods of pharmacoepidemiology. It explains what pharmacoepidemiology is, how pharmacoepidemiology studies are conducted, and how to interpret findings. You will learn the importance of pharmacoepidemiology, basic terminology used in research, and the data sources, study designs, and statistical analyses employed in pharmacoepidemiology research. Upon completing Understanding Pharmacoepidemiology you will have a better understanding of how to evaluate the associations between medication utilization and outcomes.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Pharmacy GC RM 302.5 .U54 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000018191

Includes index.

1.Introduction to pharmacoepidemiology -- 2.Principles of epidemiology applied to the study 3.Study designs for pharmacoepidemiology -- 4.Using secondary data in pharmacoepidemiology -- 5.Biostatistics and pharmacoepidemiology -- 6.Other methodological issues -- 7.Evaluation of the pharmacoepidemiology literature -- 8.Medication utilization patterns -- 9.Medication safety and pharmacovigilance -- 10.The FDA perspective on postmarket drug safety.

Understanding Pharmacoepidemiology is a clear, engagingly written roadmap to mastering the important concepts and methods of pharmacoepidemiology. It explains what pharmacoepidemiology is, how pharmacoepidemiology studies are conducted, and how to interpret findings. You will learn the importance of pharmacoepidemiology, basic terminology used in research, and the data sources, study designs, and statistical analyses employed in pharmacoepidemiology research. Upon completing Understanding Pharmacoepidemiology you will have a better understanding of how to evaluate the associations between medication utilization and outcomes.

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