Effect of ageing upon warfarin dose requirements: A longitudinal study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 429-431

  Wynne, H A ^a,b   Kamali, F ^a   Edwards, C ^a   Long, A ^a   Kelly, P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

EID: 0029950373     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/25.6.429     Document Type: Article

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