TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yang, Yi;West-Strum, Donna 
TI  - Understanding pharmacoepidemiology
SN  - 9780071635004
AV  - RM 302.5 .U54 2011 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
KW  - PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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