General Practitioner Research Database

These databases have been utilized in pharmacoepidemiology research for several decades in North America and Europe. Most reflect the underlying qualities of the health-care delivery system. For example, EHR databases for a particular physician in the United States may not capture health care provided to the same patient outside of that practice, while databases from general practitioner (GP) gatekeeper systems (as in the United Kingdom) generally capture most of the patient s interactions because they must be referred and have care coordinated through the GP. 

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