Recommendations for point-of-care home International Normalized Ratio testing in children on vitamin K antagonist therapy

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 366-368

  Bauman, M E ^a   Bruce, A ^a   Jones, S ^b   Newall, F ^b   Massicotte, M P ^a   Monagle, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARMACOKINETICS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF CARE; SELF EVALUATION; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; VITAMIN K;

EID: 84873542159     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12089     Document Type: Article

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