A pilot program at the worksite to reduce adverse self-medication behaviors

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 277-286

  Neafsey, Patricia J ^a   Lutkus, Gregory ^a   Newcomb, Jessica ^a   Anderson, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Information technology; Tailored intervention; Worksite

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886570786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S6188     Document Type: Article

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