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Can we use the pharmacy data to estimate the prevalence of chronic conditions? a comparison of multiple data sources

BACKGROUND: The estimate of the prevalence of the most common chronic conditions (CCs) is calculated using direct methods such as prevalence surveys but also indirect methods using health administrative databases. The aim of this study is to provide estimates prevalence of CCs in Lazio region of Ita...

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Autores principales: Chini, Francesco, Pezzotti, Patrizio, Orzella, Letizia, Borgia, Piero, Guasticchi, Gabriella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3223740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21892946
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-688