Adherence to prescribed oral hypoglycaemic medication in a population of patients with Type 2 diabetes: A retrospective cohort study

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 279-284

  Donnan, P T ^b   MacDonald, T M ^a   Morris, A D ^b  

^a Department of Clinical Pharmacology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Oral hypoglycaemic agents; Population; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; METFORMIN; SULFONYLUREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036268563     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2002.00689.x     Document Type: Article

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