A pharmacist and health promoter team to improve medication adherence among Latinos with diabetes

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-79

  Gerber, Ben S ^a   Cano, Alejandra I ^b   Caceres, Maria L ^b   Smith, Daphne E ^b   Wilken, Lori A ^b   Michaud, Jessica B ^b   Ruggiero, Laurie A ^b   Sharp, Lisa K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health aides; Diabetes mellitus; Hispanic Americans; Medication adherence; Pharmacists; Type 2

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE DURATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; TELEPHONE;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 74549138202     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1M389     Document Type: Article

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