Adherence to Prescribed Treatment for Asthma: Evidence from Pharmacy Benefits Data
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Asthma
- Vol. 40 (1) , 93-101
Abstract
Background. Failure to use asthma controller medications as prescribed is associated with more asthma-related adverse events. Medication utilization may vary with ease of drug administration, effic...Keywords
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