Author(s): Brian L. Strom (Editor), Stephen E. Kimmel (Series Editor)
Publisher: John Wiley &Sons
Publication Date: 8 Dec. 2006
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 520 pages
ISBN-10: 0470029250
ISBN-13: 9780470029251
Book Description
The Textbook of Pharmacoepidemiology provides a streamlined text for evaluating the safety and effectiveness of medicines. It includes a brief introduction to pharmacoepidemiology as well as sections on data sources, methodology and applications. Each chapter includes key points, case studies and essential references. * One-step resource to gain understanding of the subject of pharmacoepidemiology at an affordable price * Gives a perspective on the subject from academia, pharmaceutical industry and regulatory agencies * Designed for students with basic knowledge of epidemiology and public health * Includes many case studies to illustrate pharmacoepidemiology in real clinical setting
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Review
“…the quality of this book bears out (the editors) well-earned reputations.” — The Irish Pharmacy Journal, July 2007
From the Back Cover
In recent years the public has clearly become markedly more interested in assuring the safety and effectiveness of its medicines.& It is also critical that available medicines are used optimally, by both health care practitioners and patients. We need to know the extent to which an intervention does what it is really intended to do, under routine circumstances rather than ideal conditions, for those who receive it. Appropriate and valid pharmacoepidemiology methods are central to evaluating the safety and effectiveness of medicines and their use. This textbook is the abridged version of Brian Strom’s Pharmacoepidemiology Fourth Edition, and presents the essential material for such evaluations.
It provides methods, details of potential data sources, and information about evaluating the results and drawing conclusions. The layout and easy to read style will provide an accessible introduction to pharmacoepidemiology as well as a reference source for academics, public health practitioners, regulatory agencies, the pharmaceutical industry and the law.
About the Author
Brian L. Strom, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA. Stephen E. Kimmel, Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA.
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