Capsule commentary on Zhang et al., race/ethnicity, disability, and medication adherence among medicare beneficiaries with heart failure

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 648-

  Heidenreich, Paul A ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIURETIC AGENT;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ASIAN; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; ETHNICITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NEGRO; NOTE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISABLED PERSONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE;

EID: 84898597505     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2736-2     Document Type: Note

References (3)

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