Chipping away: Improving primary medication adherence

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-45

  Fischer, Michael A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG COST; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NOTE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84873670169     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1821     Document Type: Note

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