Abstract:Objectives: To examine the effectiveness of anticoagulation among patients discharged from hospital on warfarin in the care of general practitioners (GPs).
Design and setting: A historical cohort with questionnaires to patients discharged from a major metropolitan teaching hospital and their GPs.
Participants: Patients discharged between 1 February 1995 and 31 January 1996 identified from hospital pharmacy records as being prescribed warfarin, and their treating GPs.
Main outcome measures: Frequency of testing… Show more
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