Adherence to antiretroviral therapy assessed by unannounced pill counts conducted by telephone

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1003-1006

  Kalichman, Seth C ^a   Amaral, Christina M ^a   Stearns, Heidi ^a   White, Denise ^a   Flanagan, Jody ^a   Pope, Howard ^a   Cherry, Chauncey ^a   Cain, Demetria ^a   Eaton, Lisa ^a   Kalichman, Moira O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence assessment; HIV AIDS treatment; Medication adherence; Medication monitoring; Pill counts

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TELEPHONE TELEMETRY;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 34249950919     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0171-y     Document Type: Article

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