User's adherence to hypertensive drug therapy

• Main Authors: Zélia Maria de Sousa Araújo Santos (Author), Helder de Pádua Lima (Author), Flávia Braga de Oliveira (Author), Jamilly Silva Vieira (Author), Natasha Marques Frota (Author), Jennara Candido do Nascimento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The low treatment adherence is one of the major factors for the lack of blood pressure control and risk for cardiovascular diseases. We aimed to analyze the hypertensive user's adherence to drug therapy. A descriptive study carried out with 400 hypertensive users, from May to August 2010, throu...