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Risk of upper gastrointestinal complications in a cohort of users of nimesulide and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

  1. Jordi Castellsague1,*,
  2. Federica Pisa2,
  3. Valentina Rosolen3,
  4. Daniela Drigo2,3,
  5. Nuria Riera-Guardia1,
  6. Manuela Giangreco3,
  7. Elena Clagnan4,
  8. Francesca Tosolini4,
  9. Loris Zanier4,
  10. Fabio Barbone2,3,
  11. Susana Perez-Gutthann1

Article first published online: 11 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1002/pds.3385

Issue

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volume 22, Issue 4, pages 365–375, April 2013

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How to Cite

Castellsague, J., Pisa, F., Rosolen, V., Drigo, D., Riera-Guardia, N., Giangreco, M., Clagnan, E., Tosolini, F., Zanier, L., Barbone, F. and Perez-Gutthann, S. (2013), Risk of upper gastrointestinal complications in a cohort of users of nimesulide and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. Pharmacoepidem. Drug Safe., 22: 365–375. doi: 10.1002/pds.3385

Author Information

  1. 1

    RTI Health Solutions, Barcelona, Spain

  2. 2

    Institute of Hygiene and Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospital of Udine, Italy

  3. 3

    Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Italy

  4. 4

    Direzione Centrale della Salute, Integrazione Socio Sanitaria e Politiche Sociali, Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

*Correspondence to: Jordi Castellsague, RTI Health Solutions, Travessera de Gràcia, 56, Àtic 1, 08006 Barcelona, Spain. E-mail: castellsague@rti.org

  1. †

    Preliminary results of this study have been presented at the ICPE 2011 (Castellsague et al., Pharmacoepidemiol & Drug Saf 2011; 20: S178; Pisa et al., Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2011; 20: S172) and are posted at the RTI-Health Solutions Web site (http://www.rtihs.org/request/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&PID=17608; http://www.rtihs.org/request/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&PID=17613).

  2. ‡

    All authors contributed in conceiving and planning their study or played an important role in the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of the data; drafted or made substantive suggestions for revision of the manuscript; and approved the final submitted version.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 1 APR 2013
  2. Article first published online: 11 DEC 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 29 OCT 2012
  4. Manuscript Revised: 21 SEP 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 13 MAR 2012

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