Drug adherence for antihypertensive medications and its determinants among adult hypertensive patients attending in chronic clinics of referral hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia.

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Published in BMC Pharmacol Toxicol on April 05, 2017

Authors

Habtamu Sewunet Mekonnen1, Mignote Hailu Gebrie2, Kokeb Haile Eyasu2, Abebaw Addis Gelagay3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia. habtsew@ymail.com.
2: Department of Medical Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
3: Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.

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