The importance of data source in prescription drug monitoring program research.
Jill R HorwitzCorey DavisLynn McClellandRebecca FordonEllen MearaPublished in: Health services research (2020)
Data choices likely have had large consequences for study results and may explain contradictory outcomes in prior research. Researchers must understand and report protocol for dates used in PDMP research to ensure that results are internally consistent and verifiable.