Patient Characteristics Associated with Medication Adherence
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Patient characteristics associated with medication adherence.
OBJECTIVE Despite evidence indicating therapeutic benefit for adhering to a prescribed regimen, many patients do not take their medications as prescribed. Non-adherence often leads to morbidity and to higher health care costs. The objective of the study was to assess patient characteristics associated with medication adherence across eight diseases. DESIGN Retrospective data from a repository...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine & Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1539-4182,1554-6179
DOI: 10.3121/cmr.2013.1113