The association between patients' beliefs about medicines and adherence to drug treatment after stroke: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Sjölander, Maria ^a   Eriksson, Marie ^b   Glader, Eva Lotta ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRIEF ILLNESS PERCEPTION QUESTIONNAIRE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE REPORT SCALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84885333295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003551     Document Type: Article

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