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Review
. 2001 Dec:54 Suppl 1:S57-60.
doi: 10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00457-7.

Treatment adherence in chronic disease

J Dunbar-Jacob  1 , M K Mortimer-Stephens
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Review

Treatment adherence in chronic disease

J Dunbar-Jacob et al. J Clin Epidemiol. 2001 Dec.

Abstract

Research has addressed the problem of poor adherence for the past 4 decades. Much of the research has focused on the prevalence and predictors of adherence, research methodologies, and the development of measures of adherence. To a much lesser extent, attention has been given to intervention studies designed to evaluate strategies to improve adherence to treatment regimens. This article provides an up-to-date review of the literature on medication adherence in chronic disease.

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