Anticoagulation in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: Underused or wrongly used?

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1687-1688

  Escobar, Carlos ^a   Barrios, Vivencio ^a   Calderon, Alberto ^a   Roldan, Cecilia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BENCHMARKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WARFARIN;

EID: 80955133272     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.08.020     Document Type: Letter

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