What is patient adherence? A terminology overview

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-7

  Ahmed, Rana ^a   Aslani, Parisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concordance; Medication adherence; Patient compliance; Persistence terminology

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; THERAPY; NOMENCLATURE;

HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84899047250     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-013-9856-y     Document Type: Note

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