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Analogues between Medical and Industrial Safety Research on Compliance Behavior

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Medical care compliance refers to the extent to which a person’s behavior coincides with medical or health advice. The advice is usually in the form of a prescription for the regular use of a medication or a regimen to change a life-style pattern, such as modification of diet, increasing exercise, flossing teeth, and similar activities designed to maintain or restore health.

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  1. Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 40506-0205, USA

    Henry P. Cole

  2. Martin School of Public Administration, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 40506-0058, USA

    Philip K. Berger

  3. Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 40506-0086, USA

    Thomas F. Garrity

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Cole, H.P., Berger, P.K., Garrity, T.F. (1988). Analogues between Medical and Industrial Safety Research on Compliance Behavior. In: Gochman, D.S. (eds) Health Behavior. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0833-9_19

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