Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety · 2001 · 37 citations · 1 references
Health ProfessionsBiomedical InformaticsPublic Health PracticeClinical Information SystemsElectronic Health RecordsHealth Services ResearchData ArchivingHealth RecordsMedical Records ManagementResearch Data ManagementClinical Data RepositoriesLongitudinal Health RecordsPatient Record ManagementPrescription DatabasesPrescription Drug Databases
Abstract The General Practice Research Database (GPRD) is the world's largest computerized database of anonymized longitudinal patient records from general practice and is a unique public health research tool. Several issues have threatened the viability of the database in recent years; in April 1999 responsibility for its management and financial control was transferred to the UK Medicines Control Agency (MCA). This presentation outlines the MCA's plans and future vision for the GPRD. © Crown copyright 2001. Reproduced with the permission of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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The General Practice Research Database. Scientific and Ethical Advisory Group
D. H. Lawson · QJM · 1998 · 177 citations · Full text