title: Use of prescription drug claims data to identify lipid-lowering medication exposure in pharmacoepidemiology studies: potential pitfalls.
authors.affiliation: DaVita Clinical Research, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Brunelli
mesh_terms: D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D008055:Lipids; D054524:Medicare Part D; D017891:Pharmacoepidemiology; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D008055:Lipids; D055553:Prescription Drugs
keywords: Medicare Part D; bias; drug exposure; lipid lower medications; misclassification; pharmacoepidemiology; statins