A "two-step" educational approach for patients taking oral anticoagulants does not improve therapy control

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-190

  Barcellona, Doris ^a   Contu, Paolo ^a   Marongiu, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Oral anticoagulants; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33845243599     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-006-9027-2     Document Type: Article

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