Evidence-based initiation of warfarin (Coumadin)

American Family Physician

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 763-765

  Ebell, Mark H ^a,b  

^a College of Human Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ALGORITHM; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 13944256977     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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