Assessing anticoagulation knowledge in patients new to warfarin therapy

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1152-1157

  Winans, Amanda R McFee ^a   Rudd, Kelly M ^a   Triller, Darren ^b  

^a BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b IPRO Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Education; Knowledge; Safety; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WARFARIN;

EID: 77954610321     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1P092     Document Type: Article

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