Validation of pharmacy records in drug exposure assessment.

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Published in J Clin Epidemiol on May 01, 1997

Authors

H S Lau1, A de Boer, K S Beuning, A Porsius

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacotherapy, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

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