Doctors' Views and Strategies to Improve Patients' Adherence to Medication

Overview

Journal Hormones (Athens)

Specialty Endocrinology

Date 2021 Apr 29

PMID 33914291

Citations 8

Authors

John Yfantopoulos

Marianna Protopapa

Athanasios Chantzaras

Platonas Yfantopoulos

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