Home prophylactic warfarin anticoagulation program after hip and knee arthroplasty

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 360-362

  Schuringa, Peter ^a   Yen, David ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LABORATORIES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WARFARIN;

EID: 0032834640     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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