Identification of medication-adherence barriers and strategies to increase adherence in recipients of renal transplants

Managed Care Interface

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 44-48

  Chisholm, Marie A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG; LONG ACTING DRUG; SHORT ACTING DRUG;

ADULT; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RECIPIENT; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 11144271126     PISSN: 10965645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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