Revising warfarin patient education materials to meet a National Patient Safety Goal

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 974-978

  Tuiskula, Kristin A ^a   Sullivan, Karyn M ^a   Abraham, George ^b   Lahoz, Monina R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 79958252511     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp100265     Document Type: Review

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