Evaluation of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Drugs in Kidney Transplantation by Control of Medication Dispensing

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2391-2393

  Brahm, M M T ^a   Manfro, R C ^b   Mello, D ^a   Cioato, S ^a   Goncalves L F S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; DRUG EFFECT; EMPLOYMENT; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGISTER; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874800711     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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