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Is self-management of oral anticoagulation a feasible and safe option?

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The synopsis was written by Hannah Camm, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and Vice Chairman for Clinical Affairs at the Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

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Ansell, J. Is self-management of oral anticoagulation a feasible and safe option?. Nat Rev Cardiol 2, 240–241 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0193

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