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Original Research

Prescription duration and treatment episodes in oral glucocorticoid users: application of the parametric waiting time distribution

Kristina Laugesen1 Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University HospitalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Henrik Støvring2 Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus
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Jesper Hallas3 Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense
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Anton Pottegård3 Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense
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Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen4 Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Henrik Toft Sørensen1 Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital
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Irene Petersen1 Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital;5 Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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Pages 591-600 | Published online: 16 Nov 2017

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