Anticoagulation in a high-risk nursing home resident

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 36-42

  Warhaftig, Monica L ^a  

^a Nova Southeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMIODARONE; ASCORBIC ACID; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIMETIDINE; CLOFIBRATE; COLESTYRAMINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIAZEPAM; DISULFIRAM; GABAPENTIN; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HEPARIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROXYZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; MULTIVITAMIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; RIFAMPICIN; SALBUTAMOL; STATINE DERIVATIVE; SULFANILAMIDE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN; ZINC;

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; NEUROPATHY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; PRURITUS; STROKE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 27144489375     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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