Defining an evidence-based cutpoint for medication adherence in heart failure.

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Published in Am Heart J on December 24, 2008

Authors

Jia-Rong Wu1, Debra K Moser, Marla J De Jong, Mary Kay Rayens, Misook L Chung, Barbara Riegel, Terry A Lennie

Author Affiliations

1: University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, Lexington, 40536-0232, USA. jiarongwu@uky.edu

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