Understanding non-adherence in chronic heart failure: A mixed-method case study

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Oertle, M ^a   Bal, R ^b  

^a Spital Thun STS AG   (Switzerland)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWITZERLAND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 78650388443     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.033563     Document Type: Article

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