Are caregivers adherent to their own medications?

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 492-498

  Shrank, William H ^a,b   Liberman, Joshua N ^c   Fischer, Michael A ^a   Kilabuk, Elaine ^b   Girdish, Charmaine ^d   Cutrona, Sarah ^e   Brennan, Troyen ^d   Choudhry, Niteesh K ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d CVS Caremark   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Chronic disease; Medication adherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855171084     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2011.10006     Document Type: Article

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