Medication adherence: A review of pharmacy education, research, practice and policy in Finland

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 147-161

  Bell, J Simon ^a   Enlund, Hannes ^a,b   Vainio, Kirsti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Education, pharmacy; Finland; Medication adherence; Pharmacists

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956638389     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552010000300001     Document Type: Review

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