Investigation of intervention strategies to increase the appropriate use of antithrombotics in elderly hospital inpatients with atrial fibrillation

Journal of Clinical Governance

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 115-122

  Batty, G ^a   Oborne, C A ^a   Hooper, R ^a   Jackson, S ^a  

^a KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antithrombotics; Atrial fibrillation; Elderly inpatient

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WRITING;

EID: 0034815326     PISSN: 14675277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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