INR Goal Attainment and Oral Anticoagulation Knowledge of Patients Enrolled in an Anticoagulation Clinic in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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INR goal attainment and oral anticoagulation knowledge of patients enrolled in an anticoagulation clinic in a Veterans Affairs medical center.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1083-4087,1944-706X
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2011.17.2.133