Use of personal digital assistants to deliver education about adherence to antiretroviral medications

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 625-628

  Smith, Scott R ^a   Brock, Tina Penick ^b   Howarth, Shannon M ^c  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Adherence; Human immunodeficiency virus; Patient education; Personal digital assistants; Technology

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; READING; UNITED STATES; MICROCOMPUTER;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 33644648309     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/1544345055001292     Document Type: Article

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