Assessment and Measurement of Adherence to Oral Antineoplastic Agents
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Assessment and measurement of adherence to oral antineoplastic agents.
OBJECTIVES The increase in oral anticancer medications with complex regimens creates a need to assure that patients are taking therapeutic dosages as prescribed. This article reviews the assessment and measurement of adherence to oral antineoplastic agents. DATA SOURCES Research and journal articles from CINAHL and PubMed. CONCLUSION Assessing and measuring adherence to oral antineoplastics...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seminars in Oncology Nursing
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0749-2081
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2011.02.004