# From prescription drug purchases to drug use periods – a second generation method (PRE2DUP)

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/from-prescription-drug-purchases-to-drug-use-periods-a-second-generation-method/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Antti Tanskanen,Heidi Taipale,Marjaana Koponen,Anna‐Maija Tolppanen,Sirpa Hartikainen,Riitta Ahonen,Jari Tiihonen |
| Citations | 200 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12911-015-0140-z |
| Fields | Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Mathematics,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12911-015-0140-z |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2043514212 |
| PMID | 25890003 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2015 |

## Paper authors

- [Heidi Taipale](https://scholariq.org/researchers/heidi-taipale/)
- [Jari Tiihonen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jari-tiihonen/)

## Paper journal

- [BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmc-medical-informatics-and-decision-making/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Medication Adherence and Compliance](https://scholariq.org/topics/medication-adherence-and-compliance/)

## Paper topics

- [Medication Adherence and Compliance](https://scholariq.org/topics/medication-adherence-and-compliance/)
- [Advanced Causal Inference Techniques](https://scholariq.org/topics/advanced-causal-inference-techniques/)
- [Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy](https://scholariq.org/topics/pharmaceutical-economics-and-policy/)

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