Early identification of long-term poor adherence in ambulatory patients [2]

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2277-2278

  Geers, Harm C J ^a   De Blaey, Cornelis J ^a   Egberts, Antoine C G ^a   Bouvy, Marcel L ^a   Heerdink, Eibert R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; TIME;

EID: 33845617222     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1H177     Document Type: Letter

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