Factors responsible for noncompliance to drug therapy in the elderly and the impact of patient education on improving compliance

Drugs and Therapy Perspectives

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 360-366

  Shah, Rima B ^a   Desai, Sagun V ^b   Gajjar, Bharat M ^c   Shah, Amit M ^a  

^a GMERS Medical College and Civil Hospital   (India)

^b K M SHAH DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^c Pramukh Swami Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; INDIAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEDICINE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PURCHASING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84886679602     PISSN: 11720360     EISSN: 11791977     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40267-013-0075-3     Document Type: Article

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