TY - JOUR AU - Chini, Francesco AU - Pezzotti, Patrizio AU - Orzella, Letizia AU - Borgia, Piero AU - Guasticchi, Gabriella PY - 2011 DA - 2011/09/05 TI - Can we use the pharmacy data to estimate the prevalence of chronic conditions? a comparison of multiple data sources JO - BMC Public Health SP - 688 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - The estimate of the prevalence of the most common chronic conditions (CCs) is calculated using direct methods such as prevalence surveys but also indirect methods using health administrative databases. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-688 DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-11-688 ID - Chini2011 ER -