Warfarin in vulnerable older adults with atrial fibrillation

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 461-464

  Gharacholou, S Michael ^a   Becker, Richard C ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIVITAMIN K; APIXABAN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9; GLUTAMIC ACID; PROTHROMBIN; RIVAROXABAN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARBOXYLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY LIVING; GERIATRIC CARE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HUMANS; THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 65649100830     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-009-0344-0     Document Type: Article

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