Patient-reported behavior and problems in using glaucoma medications

Ophthalmology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 431-436

  Sleath, Betsy ^a   Robin, Alan L ^b,c   Covert, David ^d   Byrd, John E ^a   Tudor, Gail ^e   Svarstad, Bonnie ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

^e HUSSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33644536358     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2005.10.034     Document Type: Article

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