Assessing the complexity of medicine regimens - A pilot study

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1863-1866

  Oosthuizen, Frasia ^a   Dhoodhat, Ebrahim ^a   Kazi, Shaaista ^a   Masondo, Betty ^a   Omarjee, Nasreen ^a   Sacoor, Zakhira ^a   Shaik, Faadila ^a   Singh, Dhiren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adherence; Complexity; Medication; Regimens; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION REGIMEN COMPLEXITY INDEX; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 80655125786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.276     Document Type: Article

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