Identifying patient and physician characteristics that affect compliance with antihypertensive medications

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-56

  Ren, X S ^a,b   Kazis, L E ^a,b   Lee, A ^a,c   Zhang, H ^a   Miller, D R ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Center for Health Quality Outcomes and Research   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive medications; Compliance; Hypertension; Patient and physician characteristics

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0036190133     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.2002.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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