PMT2: RELIABILITY OF PRESCRIPTION CLAIMS DATA FOR HEALTH CARE RESEARCH
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A Health Care Claims Data Mart: Construction and Exploitation
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-3015(11)70452-1