Effect of limited transportation on medication adherence in patients with epilepsy

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 698-703

  Welty, Timothy E ^a,b   Willis, Stacy L ^c   Welty, Elisabeth A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d Jefferson County Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence (medication); Antiepileptic agents; Epilepsy; Prescription refills; Seizures; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; E-MAIL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952277496     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2010.09081     Document Type: Article

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