Childhood Adversity as a Predictor of Non-Adherence to Statin Therapy in Adulthood

: Korhonen MJ, Halonen JI, Brookhart MA, Kawachi I, Pentti J, Karlsson H, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J

Publisher: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE

: 2015

: PLoS ONE

: PLOS ONE

: UNSP e0127638

: 10

: 5

: 13

: 1932-6203

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127638

Exposure to childhood adversity may predict non-adherence to preventive cardiovascular medication in men. Usefulness of information on childhood adversities in identification of adults at high risk of non-adherence deserves further research.