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- 1977
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- article
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 115-124
- Citations
- 119
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John P. Kirscht,
Irwin M. Rosenstock
(1977).
Patient adherence to antihypertensive medical regimens.
Journal of Community Health
, 3
(2)
, 115-124.
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01674233
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- 10.1007/bf01674233