Patient perspective on the management of atrial fibrillation in five European countries

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bakhai, Ameet ^a,b   Sandberg, Anna ^c   Mittendorf, Thomas ^d   Greiner, Wolfgang ^e   Oberdiek, André M S ^c   Berto, Patrizia ^f,g   Franczok, Edith ^h   Lobban, Trudie ⁱ   Zamorano, Jose L ^j  

^a ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b AMORE Health Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

^d Herescon GmbH   (Germany)

^e BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^g Analytica Laser   (Italy)

^h Harris Interactive AG   (Germany)

ⁱ Atrial Fibrillation Association International   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Patient satisfaction; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 84888346960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-13-108     Document Type: Article

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