Quality of anticoagulation care in patients discharged from a pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic after stabilization of warfarin therapy

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-26

  Garwood, Candice L ^a,b   Dumo, Peter ^b   Baringhaus, Stephanie N ^a   Laban, Kristyn M ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant; Anticoagulation clinic; Pharmacist; Quality of anticoagulation; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 38049082142     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.28.1.20     Document Type: Article

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