Patient characteristics associated with oral anticoagulation control: Results of the Veterans AffaiRs Study to Improve Anticoagulation (VARIA)

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2182-2191

  Rose, A J ^a,b   Hylek, E M ^b   Ozonoff, A ^a,c   Ash, A S ^b,d   Reisman, J I ^a   Berlowitz, D R ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Anticoagulants; Chronic disease; Quality of health care; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; WARFARIN;

EID: 78649342646     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03996.x     Document Type: Article

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