Patient knowledge and perceptions of atrial fibrillation and anticoagulant therapy: Effects of an educational intervention programme. The West Birmingham Atrial Fibrillation Project

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 354-358

  Lane, Deirdre A ^a   Ponsford, Jennie ^a   Shelley, Alison ^a   Sirpal, Anu ^a   Lip, Gregory Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Educational programme; Patient knowledge; Patient perceptions

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33744781804     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.07.031     Document Type: Article

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