Medication persistence among patients with asthma/COPD drugs

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 509-514

  Haupt, Dan ^a   Krigsman, Kristin ^b,c   Nilsson, J Lars G ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Network for Pharmacoepidemiology Foundation   (Sweden)

^c Hospital Pharmacy   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adherence; Asthma; COPD; Medication persistence; Pharmacy records; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALCULATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACY; REGISTER; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52549099168     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-008-9197-4     Document Type: Article

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