Time to abandon the term 'patient concordance' [2]

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 711-713

  Aronson, J K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AKATHISIA; CASE REPORT; CONCORDANCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 35248839218     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2007.02971_2.x     Document Type: Letter

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