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Distinguishing patterns in the dynamics of long-term medication use by Markov analysis: beyond persistence

BACKGROUND: In order to accurately distinguish gaps of varying length in drug treatment for chronic conditions from discontinuation without resuming therapy, short-term observation does not suffice. Thus, the use of inhalation corticosteroids (ICS) in the long-term, during a ten-year period is inves...

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Autores principales: Menckeberg, Tanja T, Belitser, Svetlana V, Bouvy, Marcel L, Bracke, Madelon, Lammers, Jan-Willem J, Raaijmakers, Jan AM, Leufkens, Hubert GM
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1959200/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17620145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-7-106