Medication adherence, self-care behaviour and knowledge on heart failure in urban South Africa: The heart of Soweto study

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 86-92

  Verena, Ruf ^a,c   Stewart, Simon ^a,b   Pretorius, Sandra ^a   Kubheka, Maureen ^a   Lautenschläger, Christine ^c   Presek, Peter ^c   Sliwa, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Heart failure; Knowledge; Medication adherence; Self care behaviour

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA;

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77951538248     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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