Electronic monitors of drug adherence: Tools to make rational therapeutic decisions

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2294-2295

  Santschi, Valérie ^a   Chiolero, Arnaud ^a,b   Burnier, Michel ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 73249141371     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328332a501     Document Type: Letter

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