Dependency rather than old age increases the risk of warfarin-related bleeding

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 506, 2004, Pages 690-692

  Goudie, Barclay M ^a   Donnan, Peter T ^b   Fairfield, Geraldine ^b   Al Agilly, Sally S ^b   Cachia, Philip G ^c  

^a Westgate Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Anticoagulants; Dependency; Haemorrhage; Risk; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WARFARIN;

EID: 4544313283     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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