Self-reported Morisky score for identifying nonadherence with cardiovascular medications

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1363-1368

  Shalansky, Stephen J ^a,b   Levy, Adrian R ^a,b   Ignaszewski, Andrew P ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adherence; Cardiovascular medications

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORISKY SCORE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 4143084794     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1E071     Document Type: Article

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