Measuring the adherence to medication of elderly patients with heart failure: is there a gold standard?
ACE inhibitors and loop diuretics are treatments of first choice for heart failure, but patients must take their medications regularly to achieve maximum benefit. Adherence is commonly assessed using pill counts, self-report or electronic monitoring, with the latter widely considered the 'gold...
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2010-11-05.
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