Smartphone medication adherence apps: Potential benefits to patients and providers

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 172-181

  Dayer, Lindsey ^a   Heldenbrand, Seth ^a   Anderson, Paul ^a   Gubbins, Paul O ^a   Martin, Bradley C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Applications; Nonadherence; Smartphones

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; LISINOPRIL; NAPROXEN; PREDNISONE;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84889003301     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2013.12202     Document Type: Article

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