Self-management versus conventional management of oral anticoagulant therapy: A randomized, controlled trial

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 260-266

  Christensen, Thomas D ^a   Maegaard, Marianne ^a   Sørensen, Henrik T ^a   Hjortdal, Vibeke E ^a   Hasenkam, J Michael ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant; Blood coagulation; Coumarin; International normalized ratio

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; COUMARIN; PHENPROCOUMON; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 33744546555     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.11.021     Document Type: Article

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