The effect of rheumatoid arthritis disease education on adherence to medications and followup in Kerala, India: To the editor

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1460-1461

  Ravindran, Vinod ^a,b   Jadhav, Rahul ^b  

^a MES Medical College   (India)

^b National Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

EID: 84881399045     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.130350     Document Type: Letter

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