Primary non-adherence of medications: Lifting the veil on prescription-filling behaviors

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 280-281

  Solomon, Matthew D ^a   Majumdar, Sumit R ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HYPERTENSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE;

ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951106019     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1286-0     Document Type: Editorial

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