Treat or eat: Food insecurity, cost-related medication underuse, and unmet needs

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Berkowitz, Seth A ^a,b   Seligman, Hilary K ^c   Choudhry, Niteesh K ^b,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Medication adherence; Population health; Socioeconomic factors; Underserved populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASIC NEEDS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST RELATED MEDICATION UNDERUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD INSECURITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; POPULATION HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84897907273     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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