Appointment-keeping behavior is not related to medication adherence in hypertensive African Americans

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1176-1179

  Ogedegbe, Gbenga ^a   Schoenthaler, Antoinette ^a   Fernandez, Senaida ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Appointment attendance; Blood pressure; Medication adherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34447118140     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0244-y     Document Type: Article

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