A randomized controlled trial of shared care versus routine care for patients receiving oral anticoagulant therapy

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 252, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 322-331

  Holm, T ^a   Lassen, J F ^a   Husted, S E ^a   Christensen, P ^a   Heickendorff, L ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant therapy; Quality assurance; Randomized controlled trial; Shared care

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALGORITHMS; ANTICOAGULANTS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036032979     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2002.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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