Evaluating equality in prescribing Novel Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) in England: The protocol of a Bayesian small area analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, affecting about 1.6% of the population in England. Novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are approved AF treatments that reduce stroke risk. In this study, we estimate the equality in individual NOAC prescript...

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Main Authors: Ehsan Rezaei-Darzi, Parinaz Mehdipour, Mariachiara Di Cesare, Farshad Farzadfar, Shadi Rahimzadeh, Lisa Nissen, Alireza Ahmadvand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246253