Development and validation of a tuberculosis medication adherence scale.

BACKGROUND: Medication adherence is critical in Tuberculosis (TB) treatment success, but existing tools are inadequate in identifying non-adherents, reasons for non-adherence or interventions to improve adherence. This study intended to fill the gap by developing and validating a TB medication adher...

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Main Authors: Xiaoxv Yin, Xiaochen Tu, Yeqing Tong, Rui Yang, Yunxia Wang, Shiyi Cao, Hong Fan, Feng Wang, Yanhong Gong, Ping Yin, Zuxun Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3520953?pdf=render