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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > behavior > human behavior > compliance > patient compliance > medication adherence
Preferred Term:

medication adherence

Definition:
Voluntary cooperation of the patient in taking drugs or medicine as prescribed. This includes timing, dosage, and frequency.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
patient compliance
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • medication persistence
  • medication compliance
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/234611
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RDF/XMLCreated 2014-12-23, last modified 2015-11-16