Understanding low INR in clinical practice.
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Correspondence to: Elaine M. Hylek Research Unit-Section of General Internal Medicine Boston University School of Medicine 801 Massachusetts Avenue, Crosstown Center – Second Floor Boston, MA 02118 USA Tel.: +1 617 414 3743, Fax: +1 617 414 4676 E-mail: [email protected] Financial support: Dr. Hylek reports receiving grant support from AstraZeneca, serving as an advisor to Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sanofi-Aventis, and The Medicines Company; and participating in clinical symposia sponsored by Bayer and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Dr. Rose is supported by a career development award from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development Service. The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the authors and do not represent the official views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Thrombosis and haemostasis
دوره 101 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009