Medication adherence interventions that target subjects with adherence problems: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 218-246

  Conn, Vicki S ^a   Ruppar, Todd M ^a   Enriquez, Maithe ^a   Cooper, Pam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention; Medication adherence; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EFFECT SIZE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HABIT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; META ANALYSIS; MONITORING; PILL; PUBLISHING; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC);

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE;

EID: 84959478290     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2015.06.001     Document Type: Review

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