Our bulging medicine cabinets - The other side of medication nonadherence

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 1591-1593

  Shrank, William H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; DRINKING WATER; ESTROGEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OPIATE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG MISUSE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SELF MEDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 79955492105     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1011624     Document Type: Review

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