Risk factors associated with antihypertensive medication nonadherence in a statewide medicaid population

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 348, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 410-415

  Bailey, James E ^a   Hajjar, Mohammed ^a   Shoib, Bushra ^a   Tang, Jun ^a   Ray, Mario M ^a   Wan, Jim Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Health services research; Hypertension; Medication adherence; Patient compliance

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84914692503     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31825ce50f     Document Type: Article

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