Wide clinic-level variation in adherence to oral diabetes medications in the VA

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 698-705

  Bryson, Chris L ^a,b   Au, David H ^a,b   Maciejewski, Matthew L ^c,d   Piette, John D ^e,f   Fihn, Stephan D ^b   Jackson, George L ^c,d   Perkins, Mark ^a   Wong, Edwin S ^a,g   Yano, Elizabeth M ^h,i   Liu, Chuan Fen ^a,g  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^h Center of Excellence for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Health services research; Pharmacoepidemiology; Primary care; Veterans

Indexed keywords

GLITAZONE DERIVATIVE; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VETERAN; COMORBIDITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 84891476107     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2331-y     Document Type: Article

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