title: The Pharmacoepidemiologic Prescription Database of North Jutland - a valid tool in pharmacoepidemiological research.
abstract: In this paper we describe the options of a pharmacoepidemiologic database comprising data on all reimbursed prescriptions taken up at pharmacies in the County of Northern Jutland since 1991 including precise identification of the individual person for whom the medicin was prescribed. The County comprises 487,000 inhabitants equal to approximately 10% of the total Danish population.
authors.affiliation: The Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Aalborg Hospital, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Sørensen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Steffensen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olsen