Comparison of 'time within therapeutic INR range' with 'percentage INR within therapeutic range' for assessing long-term anticoagulation control in children: A rebuttal

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2331-2332

  Jones, S ^a,b   Monagle, P ^a,b,c   Newall, F ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CHILD CARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LETTER; PATIENT EDUCATION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANTICOAGULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY;

ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 80055113313     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04485.x     Document Type: Letter

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