Health-related quality of life associated with treatment adherence in patients with hypertension: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2981-2983

  Zyoud, Sa'Ed H ^a,b   Al Jabi, Samah W ^a   Sweileh, Waleed M ^a   Wildali, Aysha H ^a   Saleem, Hanan M ^a   Aysa, Hayat A ^a   Badwan, Mohammad A ^a   Awang, Rahmat ^b   Morisky, Donald E ^c  

^a AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HRQoL; Hypertension; Medication adherence; MMAS; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84885648633     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.105     Document Type: Article

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