Precision And Accuracy Of The International Normalized Ratio In Oral Anticoagulant Control

Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Volumn 26, Issue , 1996, Pages 248-265

  Van den Besselaar, A M H P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coagulation factors; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

BLOOD CLOTTING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUALITY CONTROL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; CALIBRATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RABBITS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THROMBOPLASTIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0029954530     PISSN: 14248832     EISSN: 14248840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000217306     Document Type: Article

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