Evaluation of a nurse specialist anticoagulant service

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 267-272

  Taylor, F C ^a,d   Gaminara, E ^a   Cohen, H ^b   Ramsay, M ^c   Miller, D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST HERTFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation service; Evaluation; Nurse specialist

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOSTASIS; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031442274     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1997.00082.x     Document Type: Article

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