National survey of anticoagulation policy in endoscopy

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-56

  Goel, Anurag ^a,b   Barnes, Cara J ^a   Osman, Hisham ^a   Verma, Ashwin ^a  

^a CALDERDALE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Endoscopy; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BIOPSY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; WARFARIN;

EID: 33846144208     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3280120eb5     Document Type: Article

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