The value of education and self-monitoring in the management of warfarin therapy in older patients with unstable control of anticoagulation

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 557-564

  Khan, Tayyaba Irfan ^a   Kamali, Farhad ^a   Kesteven, Patrick ^a   Avery, Peter ^a   Wynne, Hilary ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Near patient testing; Patient education; Self monitoring; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF MONITORING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; WARFARIN;

EID: 4143114484     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.05074.x     Document Type: Article

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