Refining estimates of prescription durations by using observed covariates in pharmacoepidemiological databases: an application of the reverse waiting time distribution.
Eeva-Liisa Røssell JohansenJesper HallasNina Sahlertz KristiansenPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2017)
The algorithm allows estimation of prescription durations based on the reverse WTD, which can depend upon observed covariates. Statistical uncertainty intervals and tests allow statistical inference on the influence of observed patient and prescription characteristics. The method may replace ad hoc decision rules. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.