Women's views on and adherence to low-molecular-weight heparin therapy during pregnancy and the puerperium

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2526-2534

  Patel, J P ^a,b   Auyeung, V ^b   Patel, R K ^a   Marsh, M S ^a   Green, B ^c   Arya, R ^a   Davies, J G ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Model Answers Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

BMQ; Enoxaparin; Low molecular weight heparin; Medication adherence; Pregnancy; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; NULLIPARA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84871064820     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12020     Document Type: Article

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