The challenges of using medication event monitoring technology with pediatric transplant patients

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 422-428

  Shellmer, Diana A ^a,b   Zelikovsky, Nataliya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Electronic monitoring; Kidney transplantation; Medication Electronic Monitoring System

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMINDER SYSTEM; SAMPLE SIZE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DRUG MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247634230     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2007.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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