EDUC'AVK: Reduction of oral anticoagulant-related adverse events after patient education: A prospective multicenter open randomized study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1441-1446

  Pernod, Gilles ^a,b   Labarère, José ^a,b   Yver, Jacqueline ^a   Satger, Bernadette ^a   Allenet, Benoit ^a,b   Berremili, Touffek ^a   Fontaine, Michèle ^a   Franco, Guy ^a   Bosson, Jean Luc ^a,b  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

Author keywords

Patient education; Vitamin K antagonist

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 50049104169     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0690-1     Document Type: Article

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