Barriers to Prescription Medication Adherence Among Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Adults in Three Canadian Cities

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 154-161

  Hunter, Charlotte E ^a   Palepu, Anita ^b   Farrell, Susan ^c   Gogosis, Evie ^a   O’brien, Kristen ^a   Hwang, Stephen W ^a,d  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

homelessness; medication adherence; urban health; vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; CANADA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSON; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CANADA; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84990358757     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131914560610     Document Type: Article

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