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Application of electronic medical record data for health outcomes research: a review of recent literature

Junji Lin Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Tianze Jiao Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Joseph E Biskupiak Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Carrie McAdam-Marx Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. [email protected]
Pages 191-200 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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