Mapping the Knowledge Structure of Research on Patient Adherence: Knowledge Domain Visualization Based Co-Word Analysis and Social Network Analysis
PLoS ONEPublished 5 April 2012Open access
Juan Zhang, Jun Xie, Wanli Hou, Xiaochen Tu, Jing Xu, Fujian Song
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This study used co-word analysis and social network analysis techniques to analyze research literature on adherence, and to show their knowledge structure and evolution over time.
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The dynamic of this field is mainly divergent, with increasing number of new sub-directions of research. Future research is required to investigate specific directions and converge as well to construct a general paradigm in this field.
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MedicineHealth ProfessionsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
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