Randomized controlled trial of supervised patient self-testing of warfarin therapy using an internet-based expert system

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1284-1290

  Ryan, F ^a   Byrne, Stephen ^a   O'Shea, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Expert system; INR; Oral anticoagulation; Patient self testing; Teleheatlh; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION MANAGEMENT SERVICE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EXPERT SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELF TESTING; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF MONITORING; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRUG MONITORING; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF CARE; WARFARIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949094412     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03497.x     Document Type: Article

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