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. 2019 Oct 1;179(10):1433-1434.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.1455.

Use of Directly Observed Therapy to Assess Treatment Adherence in Patients With Apparent Treatment-Resistant Hypertension

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Use of Directly Observed Therapy to Assess Treatment Adherence in Patients With Apparent Treatment-Resistant Hypertension

Marcel Ruzicka et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This cohort study evaluates the association of directly observed therapy with treatment adherencee in patients with apparent treatment-resistant hypertension.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Ruzicka reported receiving grants from Physicians Services Incorporated and The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization–Innovation Fund Provincial Oversight Committee during the conduct of the study. Dr Hiremath reported receiving grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Physicians Services Incorporated, and The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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