Health Literacy, Patient Knowledge and Adherence to Oral Anticoagulation in Primary Care
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چکیده
Background Warfarin is the only oral anticoagulant available in Brazilian public health system. Health knowledge and treatment are essential to achieving desirable therapeutic effect. However, data on these aspects among primary care patients still lacking. Objective To assess literacy, patient knowledge, adherence anticoagulation with warfarin, as well medication regimen complexity units municipality of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods This cross-sectional study included using warfarin [...]
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2359-4802', '2359-5647']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36660/ijcs.20220158