Predictors of medication adherence in the elderly

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 764-771

  Balkrishnan, Rajesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Medication adherence; Patient compliance; Predictors

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG COST; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; RACE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031666677     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2918(98)80139-2     Document Type: Note

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