Helping our patients to adhere to chronic medications: A new arrow for the quiver

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1394-1395

  Shrank, William H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PHARMACIES; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POSTAL SERVICE;

EID: 83655167251     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1909-0     Document Type: Editorial

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