Cultural Issues in Medication Adherence: Disparities and Directions

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 200-206

  McQuaid, Elizabeth L ^a,b   Landier, Wendy ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bradley Hasbro Children s Research Center Coro West   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural competence; disparities; healthcare delivery; medication adherence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG USE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATIENT; RACE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; SELF-MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85036564165     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-4199-3     Document Type: Article

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