Patient factors associated with adherence to immunosuppressant therapy in renal transplant recipients

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 62, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 1775-1781

  Chisholm, Marie A ^a,b   Lance, Charles E ^c   Mulloy, Laura L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Applied Psychology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Blood levels; Compliance; Cyclosporine; Graft rejection; Immunosuppressive agents; Patients; Sex; Sociology; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCOME; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 24144434926     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp040541     Document Type: Article

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