Novel oral anticoagulants versus warfarin therapy at various levels of anticoagulation control in atrial fibrillation - A cost-effectiveness analysis

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 438-446

  You, Joyce H S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; cost effectiveness; novel oral anticoagulants; warfarin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; APIXABAN; DABIGATRAN; RIVAROXABAN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHADS2 SCORE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; WARFARIN;

EID: 84896812253     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2639-2     Document Type: Article

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