Resumen
Pharmacoepidemiology is a field of study that seeks to understand the beneficial and harmful effects of drug utilization in populations of people. The discipline is an amalgam of clinical pharmacology, clinical epidemiology, medical informatics, and biostatistics. Also, pharmacoepidemiology can include the misuse/abuse of pharmaceutical drugs or even the study of drugs taken outside of the health-care system, such as illicit drugs. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a broad overview of pharmacoepidemiology from multiple experts currently working in this field.
| Idioma original | English |
|---|---|
| Título de la publicación alojada | Remington |
| Subtítulo de la publicación alojada | The Science and Practice of Pharmacy |
| Páginas | 899-913 |
| Número de páginas | 15 |
| ISBN (versión digital) | 9780128200070 |
| DOI | |
| Estado | Published - ene 1 2020 |
Nota bibliográfica
Publisher Copyright:© 2021 University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
- General Business, Management and Accounting