Utility of an international normalized ratio testing device in a hospital-based dental practice

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 697-703

  Brennan, Michael T ^a   Hong, Catherine ^a   Furney, Scott L ^a   Fox, Philip C ^a   Lockhart, Peter B ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation therapy, dental care for chronically ill patients; Ethanol; Hemorrhage; Oral hemorrhage; Oral surgery, risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649095821     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0251     Document Type: Article

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