The use of warfarin in veterans with atrial fibrillation

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Bravata, Dawn M ^a,b   Rosenbeck, Karen ^a   Kancir, Sue ^a   Brass, Lawrence M ^a,b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Guideline adherence; Preventive medicine; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

SOTALOL; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; VETERAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; VETERANS; WARFARIN;

EID: 13144298523     PISSN: 14712261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-4-18     Document Type: Article

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