Assessing medication adherence simultaneously by electronic monitoring and pill count in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-154

  Van Onzenoort, Hein A W ^a,b   Verberk, Willem J ^b,c   Kessels, Alfons G H ^b   Kroon, Abraham A ^b,d   Neef, Cees ^b   Van Der Kuy, Paul Hugo M ^e   De Leeuw, Peter W ^b,d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Microlife ^*  (Switzerland)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adherence; Blood pressure; Compliance; Hypertension; MEMS; Pill count

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LISINOPRIL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; PILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYPERTENSION; LISINOPRIL; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TABLETS;

EID: 75649110107     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2009.207     Document Type: Article

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