Medication therapy management and cost-related medication nonadherence

JAMA

Volumn 300, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1130-

  Guirguis, Alexander B ^a   Zingone, Michelle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; LETTER; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DRUG COST; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

DRUG COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51449119010     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.300.10.1130-a     Document Type: Letter

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