Archive project: Methylphenidate therapy among children in BC

Principal investigator:  Anton Miller
Institution: University of British Columbia
Funding agency:  N/A

Data sets requested

  • Medical Services Plan (BC Ministry of Health)
  • Consolidation file (Medical Services Plan Premium Registration and Billing) (BC Ministry of Health)
  • Hospital separations (MC Ministry of Health)
  • PharmaCare (BC Ministry of Health)

Publications

Journal articles

Miller, A.R.; Brehaut, J.C.; Raina, P.; McGrail, K.M.; Armstrong, R.W. (2004) "Use of medical services by methylphenidate-treated children in the general population." Ambulatory Pediatrics 4, 174-80

Miller, A.R.; Lalonde, C.E.; McGrail, K.M., (2004) "Children's persistence with methylphenidate therapy: a population-based study." Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 49(11), 761-768

Brehaut, J.C.; Miller, A.R.; Raina, P., McGrail, K.M.; Armstrong, R.W (2003) "Childhood behaviour disorders and injuries among children and youth: A population-based study." Pediatrics 111, 262-269

Presentations

Miller, A.R.; Lalonde, C.E.; McGrail, K.M. (2002) "Persistence with methylphenidate therapy: a population-based study." Pediatric Research 51(4:Suppl) 20A. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 4 May 2002

Miller, A.R.; Brehaut, J.C.; Raina, P. (2001) "Methylphenidate (MPH) prescription and injuries among children and youth: findings from a 7-year database analysis." Paediatr Child Health 2001, 6(Suppl) 29A. Presented at a Canadian Pediatric Society Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC 14 June 2001

Miller, A.R.; Lalonde, C.E. (1998) "Prescription of methylphenidate to children in British Columbia; prescription patterns and prescriber characteristics." Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 5(1) 63. Presented at the Canadian Association for Population Therapeutics 6th Canadian Pharmacoepidemiology Forum, Ottawa, ON, 27 April 1998

Miller, A. R.; Armstrong, R.W.; Lalonde, C.E. (1997) "Prescription of methylphenidate to children in British Columbia: demographic trends." Pediatrics and Child Health 2(supp) 36A. Presented at Canadian Pediatric Society, Halifax, NS, June 1997

Miller, A. R.; Lalonde, C.E.; Armstrong, R.W. (1997) "Single vs. multiple prescriptions of methylphenidate to children." Ambulatory Child Health 1997 3(1) 211. Presented at Ambulatory Pediatric Association, Washington, DC, 5 May 1997

 

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