Improving Medication Adherence and Health Outcomes in Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 191-201

  Marcum, Zachary A ^a   Hanlon, Joseph T ^b,c   Murray, Michael D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION;

AGED; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85009188279     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: 11791969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40266-016-0433-7     Document Type: Review

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