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Improving Drug Adherence Using Fixed Combinations Caused Beneficial Treatment Outcomes and Decreased Health-Care Costs in Patients with Hypertension

Naoto KumagaiDepartment of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Katsuya OnishiDepartment of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kozo HoshinoDepartment of Cardiology, Nagai Hospital, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Shiro NakamoriDepartment of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Tamaki KitaiHeartful Clinic Kitai, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
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Takahiro YazuYazu Naika Clinic, Matsusaka, Mie, Japan
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Masahiro OotaOota Clinic, Komono, Mie, Japan
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Yuji UedaUeda Clinic, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
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Naoto HiraokaHiraoka Clinic, Matsusaka, Mie, Japan
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Shinya OkamotoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Iwasaki Hospital, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Tomomi YamadaDepartment of Translational Medical Science, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Kaoru DohiDepartment of Molecular and Laboratory Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Mashio NakamuraDepartment of Clinical Cardiovascular Research, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Masaaki ItoDepartment of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Pages 355-360 | Received 10 Jul 2012, Accepted 29 Aug 2012, Published online: 16 Oct 2012

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