Application of the theory of planned behavior to oral anticoagulant therapy

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-101

  Burns, Sharita ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Anticoagulation; Attitudes; Knowledge; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 62749144044     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2009.00426.x     Document Type: Article

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