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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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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 |