Measurement adherence to medication with the new scale
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Measurement complexity of adherence to medication
Correspondence: Dayani Galato Pharmacy School and Master of Health Science, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Avenida José Acácio Moreira, 787, Bairro Dehon, Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil, Cep 88704-900 Tel +55 48 3621 3363 Fax +55 48 3621 3365 Email [email protected] Adherence to pharmacologic therapy is a major challenge for the rational use of medicines, particularly when it com...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Public Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1101-1262,1464-360X
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw175.091