Variation in medication adherence in heart failure

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 468-470

  Zhang, Yuting ^a   Wu, Shang Hua ^a   Fendrick, A Mark ^b,c   Baicker, Katherine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875787734     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.2509     Document Type: Letter

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