Medication adherence challenges among patients experiencing homelessness in a behavioral health clinic

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages e110-e120

  Coe, Antoinette B ^a   Moczygemba, Leticia R ^a   Gatewood, Sharon B S ^a   Osborn, Robert D ^b   Matzke, Gary R ^a   Goode, Jean Venable R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Daily Planet   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral health; Homeless; Medication nonadherence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSON; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927971913     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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