Racial differences in long-term adherence to oral antidiabetic drug therapy: a longitudinal cohort study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Adherence to oral antidiabetic medications is often suboptimal. Adherence differences may contribute to health disparities for black diabetes patients, including higher microvascular event rates, greater complication-related disabili...

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Main Authors: Meigs James B, Zhang Fang, Soumerai Stephen B, Adams Alyce S, Trinacty Connie M, Piette John D, Ross-Degnan Dennis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/9/24