The effect of dementia on medication use and adherence among medicare beneficiaries with chronic heart failure

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-80

  Rattinger, Gail B ^a   Dutcher, Sarah K ^a   Chhabra, Pankdeep T ^a   Franey, Christine S ^a   Simoni Wastila, Linda ^a   Gottlieb, Stephen S ^b   Stuart, Bruce ^a   Zuckerman, Ilene H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

dementia; heart failure; Medicare Part D; medication adherence

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BISOPROLOL; CARVEDILOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FELODIPINE; HYDRALAZINE; ISOSORBIDE; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857058405     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: 18767761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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