Journal article
Values and preferences in oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation, physicians' and patients' perspectives: protocol for a two-phase study
Abstract
BackgroundOral anticoagulation prevents strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation but, for reasons that remain unclear, less than 40% of all patients with atrial fibrillation receive warfarin. The literature postulates that patient and clinician preferences may explain this low utilization.DesignThe proposed research seeks to answer the following questions: i) When assessed systematically, do patients' and clinicians' preferences explain the …
Authors
Alonso-Coello P; Montori VM; Solà I; Schünemann HJ; Devereaux PJ; Charles C; Roura M; Díaz MG; Souto JC; Alonso R
Journal
BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 8, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2008
DOI
10.1186/1472-6963-8-221
ISSN
1472-6963