Use of the UK General Practice Research Database for pharmacoepidemiology.

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Published in Br J Clin Pharmacol on May 01, 1998

Authors

L A García Rodríguez1, S Pérez Gutthann

Author Affiliations

1: Centro Español de Investigación Farmacoepidemiológia, Madrid, Spain.

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