Role of illness perceptions and medication beliefs on medication compliance of elderly hypertensive cohorts

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-24

  Rajpura, Jigar R ^a   Nayak, Rajesh ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiology; geriatrics; health beliefs; medication safety; patient compliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CARDIOLOGY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH BELIEFS; MEDICATION SAFETY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84891434329     PISSN: 08971900     EISSN: 15311937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0897190013493806     Document Type: Article

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