A New Lebanese Medication Adherence Scale: Validation in Lebanese Hypertensive Adults
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Hypertension
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2090-0384,2090-0392
DOI: 10.1155/2018/3934296