Balancing risk versus benefit: the elderly patient’s perspective on warfarin therapy.

Warfarin therapy is underused in the target at-risk elderly population. Clinicians perceive that older patients are reluctant to use this therapy, however the perspective of patients or their carers has yet to be explored. Objective: To explore in-depth the perspectives of elderly patients and/or th...

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Main Authors: Bajorek BV, Ogle SJ, Duguid MJ, Shenfield GM, Krass I
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas 2009-06-01
Series:Pharmacy Practice
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Online Access:http://www.pharmacypractice.org/vol07/02/113-123.htm