Biological and steroid use in relationship to quality measures in older patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a US Medicare cohort study.

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Published in BMJ Open on September 07, 2015

Authors

Sophia L Johnson1, Christie M Bartels2, Mari Palta3, Carolyn T Thorpe4, Jennifer M Weiss5, Maureen A Smith6

Author Affiliations

1: Pharmaceutical Health Services Research Department, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
2: Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
3: Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
4: Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
5: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
6: Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

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