Measuring adherence to medications: Are complex methods superior to simple ones?

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 315-317

  Shemesh, Eyal ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MONITORING; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; MONITORING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REVIEW;

FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; SIROLIMUS; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 84861192538     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2012.01676.x     Document Type: Review

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