Surgeon General's Perspectives: Medication adherence: Helping patients take their medicines as directed

Public Health Reports

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-3

  Benjamin, Regina M ^a  

^a U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE;

EID: 84858170124     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491212700102     Document Type: Article

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