The Paradox of Education and the Failure of Communication: A Cross-Sectional Study of Topical Corticosteroid Phobia and Its Impact on Treatment Adherence Among Urban Primary Care Patients in Shenzhen, China.

Patient Prefer Adherence · 2026 · PMC13033981 · PMID 41918514

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However, a notable trend was observed where patients who chose to visit a pharmacy exhibited a numerically higher rate of phobia (36.2%) compared to those who visited a doctor (21.8%), although this did not reach statistical significance.

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