Retracted: Evaluation of factors influencing drug adherence to anti retroviral therapy (ART) in a tertiary care hospital, Guntur Andhra Pradesh, India

Authors

  • Bheemesh Naidu Mattam Department of Pharmacology, Katuri Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Mounika Akurathi Department of Pharmacology, Katuri Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • B.M.S.G Krishna Department of Pharmacology, Katuri Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Haritha Reddy Tumati Department of Pharmacology, Katuri Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20172030

Keywords:

Antiretroviral therapy, Drug adherence, Morisky medication adherence scale-8

Abstract

The article "Evaluation of factors influencing drug adherence to anti retroviral therapy (ART) in a tertiary care hospital, Guntur Andhra Pradesh, India" is retracted by the Editor and Publisher, as per the request of corresponding author Dr. Bheemesh Naidu Mattam and co-authors, due to an unintended mistake. The Moriskys Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) was used without proper permission.

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2017-05-23

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Mattam, B. N., Akurathi, M., Krishna, B., & Tumati, H. R. (2017). Retracted: Evaluation of factors influencing drug adherence to anti retroviral therapy (ART) in a tertiary care hospital, Guntur Andhra Pradesh, India. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 6(6), 1323–1327. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20172030

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