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Medication Adherence and Characteristics of Patients Who Spend Less on Basic Needs to Afford Medications

Karthik W. Rohatgi, Sarah Humble, Amy McQueen, Jean M. Hunleth, Su-Hsin Chang, Cynthia J. Herrick and Aimee S. James
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2021, 34 (3) 561-570; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200361

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