RELATIONSHIP OF AGE, WEIGHT AND BODY SURFACE AREA TO WARFARIN MAINTENANCE DOSE REQUIREMENTS
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Relationship of age, weight and body surface area to warfarin maintenance dose requirements.
Multiple factors have been shown to influence the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and, hence, dosage requirements of the oral anticoagulant, warfarin (1-3). The relationship between patient age in the adult population and warfarin maintenance dose is controversial. Several studies (4-6) have found a significant inverse correlation between age and dose, and it has been reported (5) that the e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0269-4727
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1985.tb00722.x