Emerging Methods in Comparative Effectiveness and Safety: Symposium Overview and Summary

@article{Lohr2007EmergingMI,
  title={Emerging Methods in Comparative Effectiveness and Safety: Symposium Overview and Summary},
  author={Kathleen N. Lohr},
  journal={Medical Care},
  year={2007},
  volume={45},
  pages={S5-S8}
}
  • K. Lohr
  • Published 1 October 2007
  • Medicine
  • Medical Care
Background:Interest in new methods for comparative effectiveness, drug and patient safety, and related studies is burgeoning. The advent of Medicare Part D for outpatient prescription drugs has drawn significant attention to the need for efficient ways to monitor the potential benefits and harms of pharmaceuticals. These trends prompted the Effective Health Care program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and its DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness… 
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