Analyzing Adherence to Prenatal Supplement: Does Pill Count Measure Up?
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Analyzing Adherence to Prenatal Supplement: Does Pill Count Measure Up?
Objective. To determine if adherence as measured by pill count would show a significant association with serum-based measures of adherence. Methods. Data were obtained from a prenatal vitamin D supplementation trial where subjects were stratified by race and randomized into three dosing groups: 400 (control), 2000, or 4000 IU vitamin D(3)/day. One measurement of adherence was obtained via pill ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1687-8337,1687-8345
DOI: 10.1155/2010/631971