Disease acceptance and adherence to imatinib in Taiwanese chronic myeloid leukaemia outpatients

Background The launch of imatinib has turned chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) into a chronic illness due to the dramatic improvement in survival. Several recent studies have demonstrated that poor adherence to imatinib may hamper the therapeutic outcomes and result in increased medical expenditures,...

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Main Authors: Chen, Li-Chia, Chen, Teng-Chou, Huang, Yaw-Bin, Chang, Chao-Sung
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3890041/