Impact of an antidepressant management program on medication adherence

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 70-80

  Hoffman, Lauren ^a   Enders, Judy ^a   Luo, Jiacong ^a   Segal, Richard ^b   Pippins, Julie ^c   Kimberlin, Carol ^b  

^a Blue Cross/Blue Shields Florida Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT PRACTICE ASSOCIATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037266793     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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