Improving oral medication compliance with an electronic aid

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages

  Szeto, Andrew Y J ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Giles Jr , James A ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e IEEE   (United States)

^f Human Factors and Ergonomics Society   (United States)

^g UTC Aerospace Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS (ADR); ORAL MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; SOFTWARE PACKAGE MEDMINDER;

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG PRODUCTS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; FLOWCHARTING; HEALTH CARE; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); MEDICAL COMPUTING;

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY;

DRUG;

COMPUTER SYSTEM; DEVICE; DRUG THERAPY; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 1842334511     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/51.585517     Document Type: Review

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