Care management: Adherence to therapies among patients at Bu-Alicina Clinic, Qazvin, Iran

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 343-348

  Asefzadeh, Saeed ^a   Asefzadeh, M ^a   Javadi, H ^a  

^a QAZVIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adherence; Non adherence; Non communicable disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 29244468527     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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