Ascertainment of self-reported prescription medication use compared with pharmaceutical claims data

Background: Evidence on the comparative validity of self-reported medication use in large-scale studies is limited. This study compared self-reported medication use of prescription-only medications to gold standard pharmaceutical claims (i.e. dispensing) data. Methods: We selected a random sample...

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Main Authors: Danijela Gnjidic, Wei Du, Sallie-Anne Pearson, Sarah N Hilmer, Emily Banks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sax Institute 2017-10-01
Series:Public Health Research & Practice
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Online Access:http://www.phrp.com.au/issues/october-2017-volume-27-issue-4/ascertainment-of-self-reported-prescription-medication-use-compared-with-pharmaceutical-claims-data/