Optimal loading dose of warfarin for the initiation of oral anticoagulation.
BACKGROUND: Warfarin is used as an oral anticoagulant. However, there is wide variation in patient response to warfarin dose. This variation, as well as the necessity of keeping within a narrow therapeutic range, means that selection of the correct warfarin dose at the outset of treatment is not st...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2012
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