The Nordic countries have a long tradition of registry‐based epidemiological research. Many
population‐based health registries were established in the 1960s, with use of unique …

OBJECTIVE To provide a comprehensive review of the literature on the measurement,
correlates, and health outcomes of medication adherence among community-dwelling older …

OBJECTIVE: To develop a consensus-based list of inappropriate practices in prescribing for
elderly people. DESIGN: Mail survey of a 32-member national panel. SETTING: Academic …

Background Patients can have several illnesses concurrently, yet some of these diseases
may be neglected if one problem consumes attention. We conducted a population-based …

Despite the potential benefits of using prescription claims databases for
pharmacoepidemiological research, little work has been reported on the nature of available …

OBJECTIVE: To validate a score based on clinical symptoms and signs for the identification
of group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection in general practice patients with score throat …

The practice of clinical neuropsychology has traditionally accorded limited attention to the
impact of prescription medications on cognitive functioning. Though neuropsychologists see …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of questionable and rational high-risk prescribing
among elderly people of the three drug groups most commonly implicated in drug-related …

Claims that the health care system is about to be engulfed in a “wave of grey” have become
commonplace. Recent cost escalation is commonly attributed to the aging of the population …

The emergence of large, computerized pharmacoepidemiologic databases has enabled us
to study drug utilization with the individual user as the statistical unit. A recurrent problem in …