Measuring adherence with medications: Time is of the essence

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 333-335

  Steiner, John F ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY CARE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MONITORING; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NOTE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHARMACOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; POPULATION SIZE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTION OF DAYS COVERED; SURVIVAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION;

HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84959330474     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.3932     Document Type: Note

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