Self-monitoring of oral anticoagulation: Does it work outside trial conditions?

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-171

  Gardiner, C ^a,b   Longair, I ^a   Pescott, M A ^a   Erwin, H ^a   Hills, J ^a   Machin, S J ^a,b   Cohen, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MONITORING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LONDON; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE;

EID: 61449186458     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.059634     Document Type: Article

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