Assessing Compliance to Antihypertensive Medications Using Computer-Based Pharmacy Records

Medical Care

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1164-1170

  Christensen, Dale B ^a   Williams, Barbara ^a   Goldberg, Harold I ^a   Martin, Diane P ^a   Engelberg, Ruth ^a   Logerfo, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0031279418     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199711000-00008     Document Type: Article

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