Patient Adherence to Prescribed Therapies
Medical CarePublished 1 May 1985
Marshall H. Becker
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At least four factors are essential to the success of outpatient therapy: recognition of ill health; diagnosis of illness; planning of treatment; and the patient's adherence (or "compliance") to the therapeutic plan.
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From the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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