Identification of barriers to medication adherence in a Latino population

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 365-371

  Compton, Sheryl ^a   Haack, Sally ^a   Phillips, Charles R ^a  

^a DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Latino; Medication adherence; Pharmacoadherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; IOWA; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILINGUALISM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78649485343     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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