Adherence to treatment: What is done in Sweden? Practice, education and research

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 171-177

  Södergård, Björn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Patient compliance; Pharmacists; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SWEDEN; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 63449099530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552008000400001     Document Type: Review

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