Physician-specific variation in medication adherence among diabetes patients

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 729-736

  Sherman, Bruce W ^a,c   Sekili, Aydin ^b   Prakash, Shalini Thuppal ^b   Rausch, Charity A ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CVS Caremark   (United States)

^c Employers Health Purchasing Corporation of Ohio   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLITAZONE DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; METFORMIN; SULFONYLUREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81455128921     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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