title: Nonexperimental comparative effectiveness research using linked healthcare databases.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacoepidemiology Program, Department of Epidemiology, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. sturmer@unc.edu
authors.forename: Til
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stürmer
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jonsson Funk
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Poole
authors.forename: M Alan
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Brookhart
mesh_terms: D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research; D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D017891:Pharmacoepidemiology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011786:Quality Control; D014481:United States