Zidovudine adherence in persons with AIDS: The relation of patient beliefs about medication to self-termination of therapy

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 216-223

  Smith, Meredith Y ^a   Rapkin, Bruce D ^a   Morrison, Anne ^b   Kammerman, Sandra ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; AIDS; patient beliefs; zidovudine

Indexed keywords

ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 0030983061     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.012004216.x     Document Type: Article

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