Study protocol: The Adherence and Intensification of Medications (AIM) study - a cluster randomized controlled effectiveness study

Trials

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Heisler, Michele ^a,b,c   Hofer, Timothy P ^a,b   Klamerus, Mandi L ^a   Schmittdiel, Julie ^d   Selby, Joe ^d   Hogan, Mary M ^a,b   Bosworth, Hayden B ^e,f   Tremblay, Adam ^a,b   Kerr, Eve A ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HYPERTENSION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALIFORNIA; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 77957724626     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-11-95     Document Type: Article

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