Adherence may refer to:
- Adherence (medicine), the obedience of the patient to the medical advice
- Religious adherence, when people follow a particular religion
Related:
- Adhesion, the tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another
- Adhesion (medicine), abnormal bands of tissue that grow in the human body
Famous quotes containing the word adherence:
“Treat your child-care worker as you want your boss to treat you—with respect, professionalism, adherence to policies and prompt payments.”
—Candyce H. Stapen (20th century)
“The proclamation and repetition of first principles is a constant feature of life in our democracy. Active adherence to these principles, however, has always been considered un-American. We recipients of the boon of liberty have always been ready, when faced with discomfort, to discard any and all first principles of liberty, and, further, to indict those who do not freely join with us in happily arrogating those principles.”
—David Mamet (b. 1947)
“In the United States adherence to the values of the masculine mystique makes intimate, self-revealing, deep friendships between men unusual.”
—Myriam Miedzian, U.S. author. Boys Will Be Boys, introduction (1991)