Association between number of doses per day, number of medications and patient's non-compliance, and frequency of readmissions in a multi-ethnic Asian population

Association between number of doses per day, number of medications and patient's non-compliance, and frequency of readmissions in a multi-ethnic Asian population

Objective: To investigate whether number of doses per day and number of medications are significantly associated with the number of readmissions and to study the association of readmission frequency with other medical and socio-demographic variables. Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study invo...

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Main Authors: Ming Ren Toh, Vivien Teo, Yu Heng Kwan, Sreemanee Raaj, Su-Yin Doreen Tan, Joyce Zhen Yin Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Subjects:
Number of doses per day
Polypharmacy
Non-compliance
Readmissions
Rehospitalizations
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335514000102

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