Relevance of current guidelines for organizing an anticoagulation clinic

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 284-289

  Rose, Adam J ^a,b   Hylek, Elaine M ^b   Ozonoff, Al ^a,c   Ash, Arlene S ^b,d   Reisman, Joel I ^a   Callahan, Patricia P ^e   Gordon, Margaret M ^a   Berlowitz, Dan R ^a,b,f  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Manchester VA Medical Center   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION CLINIC; ARTICLE; EFFECT SIZE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTICOAGULANTS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; WARFARIN;

EID: 79960245822     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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