Self-management of oral anticoagulant therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-61

  Christensen, Thomas D ^a   Johnsen, Søren P ^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

4 HYDROXYCOUMARIN; ACENOCOUMAROL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DICOUMAROL; ETHYL BISCOUMACETATE; PHENPROCOUMON; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LONG TERM CARE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION; SELF MONITORING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 34047144892     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.06.018     Document Type: Article

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