Combined oral anticoagulants and antiplatelets: Benefits and risks

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 281-290

  Vedovati, Maria Cristina ^a   Becattini, Cecilia ^a   Agnelli, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiplatelet agents; Bleeding events; Combined therapy; Oral anticoagulants

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

DRUG COMBINATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANTICOAGULANTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77955050385     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-010-0349-x     Document Type: Review

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