Racial differences in medication adherence: A cross-sectional study of Medicare enrollees.

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2010

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Gerber, Ben S and Cho, Young Ik and Arozullah, Ahsan M and Lee, Shoou-Yih D (2010) Racial differences in medication adherence: A cross-sectional study of Medicare enrollees. The American journal of geriatric pharmacotherapy, 8 (2). pp. 136-145.

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Elderly African Americans reported that they followed physician instructions on how to take medications less frequently than did elderly whites, even after adjusting for differences in demographic characteristics, health literacy, depression, and social support.

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