A randomised control trial of patient self-management of oral anticoagulation compared with patient self-testing

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 598-603

  Gardiner, Chris ^a   Williams, Karen ^a   Longair, Ian ^a   Mackie, Ian J ^b   Machin, Samuel J ^b   Cohen, Hannah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; International normalised ratio; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARFARIN;

EID: 33644896243     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05899.x     Document Type: Article

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