A pre- post-evaluation of implementing an inpatient warfarin monitoring and education program;Evaluación pre- post- de la implantación de un programa educativo y de monitorización de warfarina

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-105

  Armstrong, Edward P ^a   Chemodurow, Lucy ^b   Christensen, Shanna ^b   Johnson, E Suzanne ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Hospital. united states; Warfarin. inpatients. pharmacy service

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CELL COUNT; DIET; DRUG MONITORING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 79959438224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552011000200007     Document Type: Article

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