Treatment compliance among patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in a coastal population of southern India

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 992-998

  Rao, Chythra R ^a   Kamath, Veena G ^a   Shetty, Avinash ^a   Kamath, Asha ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Adherence; Hypertension; Treatment compliance; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OCCUPATION; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84906355628     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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