Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr. vol.27 número3

Evaluation of the factors interfering with drug

treatment compliance among Brazilian patients with

schizophrenia

Avaliação dos fatores de aderência ao tratamento

medicamentoso entre pacientes brasileiros com

esquizofrenia

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Psychiatry Unit, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil; Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

Study carried out in order to obtain an academic degree (MS in Medicine) in 1998. Presented as a poster at the 1999 APA Annual Meeting in Washington DC, USA.

1_{Psychiatry Unit, Universidade de São Paulo (USP),} São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

Financing: None

Conflicts of interests: None

Submitted: 21 December 2003 Accepted: 3 November 2004

Correspondence

Moacyr A Rosa

Instituto de Psiquiatria do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

Rua Ovídio Pires de Campos, s/n 05403-010 São Paulo, SP, Brazil Phone/Fax: (5511) 3069-6971 E-mail: moarosa@yahoo.com

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