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Anna Birna Almarsdóttir
Researcher at University of Copenhagen
Publications - 85
Citations - 1992
Anna Birna Almarsdóttir is an academic researcher from University of Copenhagen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pharmacy & Health care. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 75 publications receiving 1766 citations. Previous affiliations of Anna Birna Almarsdóttir include University of Southern Denmark & University of Iceland.
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The Nordic countries as a cohort for pharmacoepidemiological research.
Kari Furu,Björn Wettermark,Morten Andersen,Jaana E. Martikainen,Anna Birna Almarsdóttir,Henrik Toft Sørensen +5 more
TL;DR: An overview of the prescription databases established in the Nordic countries is presented, as well as to elaborate on their unique potential for record linkage and cross-national comparison of drug utilization, to assist in resolving safety issues of international interest.
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Introduction to drug utilization research
Björn Wettermark,Monique Elseviers,Anna Birna Almarsdóttir,Morten Andersen,Ria Benko,Marion Bennie,Irene Eriksson,Brian Godman,Janet Krska,Elisabetta Poluzzi,Katja Taxis,Robert Vander Stichele,Vera Vlahović-Palčevski +12 more
TL;DR: The numerous applications of drug utilization research are illustrated in Part 3, which include sections on comparative drug utilizationResearch, drug utilization and health policy, and the assessment and improvement of the quality of medicine use.
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Drug‐related problems and pharmacy interventions in community practice
TL;DR: The types of drug‐related problems identified and the gender, age and number of prescribed drugs in patients and the interventions made by pharmacy personnel with patients and prescribers are documented.
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Psychotropic drug use among Icelandic children: a nationwide population-based study.
Helga Zoega,Gísli Baldursson,Birgir Hrafnkelsson,Anna Birna Almarsdóttir,Unnur Valdimarsdóttir,Matthías Halldórsson +5 more
TL;DR: The results indicate extensive psychotropic drug use among children in Iceland between 2003 and 2007, and further scrutiny is needed to assess the rationale behind this widespread use.
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Self-reported medicine use among 11- to 15-year-old girls and boys in Denmark 1988-1998.
TL;DR: A high proportion of 11 - 15-year-old girls and boys reported medicine use in relation to common health complaints in Denmark during a ten year period, 1988 - 1998, and the proportion of users increased during the past decade.