Accuracy and clinical utility of the CoaguChek XS portable international normalised ratio monitor in a pilot study of warfarin home-monitoring

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 311-314

  Bereznicki, Luke R ^a,b   Jackson, Shane L ^b   Peterson, Gregory M ^b   Jeffrey, Ella C ^b   Marsden, Katherine A ^c   Jupe, David M ^c  

^a Tasmanian School of Pharmacy   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBOPLASTIN; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG MONITORING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE; WARFARIN;

EID: 33947398004     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.037820     Document Type: Article

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