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The assessment of adherence of hypertensive individuals to treatment and lifestyle change recommendations.

Şenay Uzun, Belgüzar Kara, Mehmet Yokuşoğlu, Filiz Civil Arslan, Mehmet Birhan Yılmaz, Hayrettin Karaeren

PubMed · 2009 · 51 citations · 10 references

Abstract

The rates of adherence to medicine and life-style changes were generally found to be low in hypertension. The cause of nonadherence is different according to the type of adherence. Each recommendation should be assessed individually in terms of adherence.

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