Medication Beliefs and Antihypertensive Adherence Among Older Adults: A Pilot Study

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-95

  Ruppar, Todd M ^a   Dobbels, Fabienne ^b   De Geest, Sabina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84859101983     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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