Self-reported non-adherence and beliefs about medication in a Swedish kidney transplant population

Open Nursing Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-46

  Lennerling, Annette ^a   Forsberg, Anna ^b,c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Kidney transplant; Life long treatment; Non adherence; Self report instruments; The BAASIS; The BMQ

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864776367     PISSN: 18744346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874434601206010041     Document Type: Article

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