Profile and anticoagulation outcomes of patients on warfarin therapy in an urban hospital in Cape Town: a review of records of patients attending Victoria Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Background: Warfarin is the most frequently used oral anticoagulant worldwide and it is the oral anticoagulant of choice in South Africa for reducing thrombosis - related morbidity and mortality. However, the safety and efficacy of warfarin therapy depends mainly on careful monitoring and maintenanc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sonuga, Babatunde
Other Authors: Hellenberg, Derek
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21380