A study of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care physicians toward anticoagulant therapy in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Shanghai, China

A study of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care physicians toward anticoagulant therapy in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Shanghai, China

Abstract Background As a large number of Community Health Service (CHS) centers in China face the majority of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), primary care physicians (PCPs) play a primary role in the prevention of embolization. Therefore, an awareness of anticoagulant manageme...

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Main Authors: Shasha Ye, Tianhao Wang, Arthur Liu, Ying Yu, Zhigang Pan, Jie Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Non-valvular atrial fibrillation
Anticoagulant therapy
Primary care physician
Knowledge-attitudes-practices
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-020-01236-4

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