Factors associated to patients' noncompliance with hypertension treatment Factores asociados a la no adhesión de los pacientes al tratamiento de hipertensión arterial Fatores associados à não adesão dos pacientes ao tratamento de hipertensão arterial

The greatest challenge posed by Systemic Hypertension (SH) is related to patients' compliance with treatment. Thus, this study aimed to determine attendance of these patients to medical appointments and the percentage of adherence to medication and non-medication regimens, and also identify the...

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Main Authors: Camila Dosse, Claudia Bernardi Cesarino, José Fernando Vilela Martin, Maria Carolina Andrade Castedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-04-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692009000200010