Cardioversion of atrial arrhythmias: Audit of anticoagulation management

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 313-316

  Mayet, Jamil ^a   Wasan, Balvinder ^b   Sutton, George C ^a  

^a HILLINGDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WARFARIN;

EID: 0030911660     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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