Does self-management of oral anticoagulation therapy improve quality of life and anxiety?

Family Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 134-140

  McCahon, Deborah ^a   Murray, Ellen T ^a   Murray, Kathryn ^b   Holder, Roger L ^a   Fitzmaurice, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Anxiety; Primary health care; Quality of life; Self care; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79953151471     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmq089     Document Type: Article

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