Assessing the validity of self-reported medication adherence among inner-city asthmatic adults: the Medication Adherence Report Scale for Asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 325-331

  Cohen, Jessica L ^a   Mann, Devin M ^a   Wisnivesky, Juan P ^a   Horne, Robert ^b   Leventhal, Howard ^c,d   Musumeci Szabó, Tamara J ^c   Halm, Ethan A ^e  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 76149126638     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60532-7     Document Type: Article

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