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Primary Medication Adherence in a Rural Population: The Role of the Patient-Physician Relationship and Satisfaction with Care
Thomas H. Wroth and Donald E. Pathman
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine September 2006, 19 (5) 478-486; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.5.478
Thomas H. Wroth
MD, MPH
Donald E. Pathman
MD, MPH

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Vol. 19, Issue 5
September-October 2006
Primary Medication Adherence in a Rural Population: The Role of the Patient-Physician Relationship and Satisfaction with Care
Thomas H. Wroth, Donald E. Pathman
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Sep 2006, 19 (5) 478-486; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.5.478
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