Racial differences in medication adherence: A cross-sectional study of Medicare enrollees.

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Published in Am J Geriatr Pharmacother on April 01, 2010

Authors

Ben S Gerber1, Young Ik Cho, Ahsan M Arozullah, Shoou-Yih D Lee

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care, Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. bgerber@uic.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Impact on Patient COmpliance With Medication Using Pre-packaged Blisters for Long-term Medical therapY (I-COMPLY) | NCT04236817

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