Self-monitoring for patients on warfarin?

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 98-101

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Indexed keywords

WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF MONITORING; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNITED KINGDOM; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF CARE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WARFARIN;

EID: 77649219338     PISSN: 00126543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.2009.08.0036     Document Type: Article

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