A pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic: Six-year assessment of patient outcomes

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1033-1037

  Willey, Michelle L ^a,b   Chagan, Larisa ^b,c,d   Sisca, Thomas S ^a   Chapple, Kevin J ^a   Callahan, A Kevin ^a   Crain, Judy L ^a   Kitenko, Larissa E ^a   Martin, Theresa ^a   Spedden, Kimberly D ^a  

^a Shore Health System   (United States)

^b SHS   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Mountain Side Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; ECCHYMOSIS; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 0038292072     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/60.10.1033     Document Type: Article

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