Annals of internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Comparing self-management of oral anticoagulant therapy with clinic management: a randomized trial.
Control of oral anticoagulant treatment has been reported to be suboptimal, but previous studies suggest that patient self-management improves control. ⋯ Compared with conventional management by an anticoagulation clinic, self-management of oral anticoagulant treatment achieved a similar level of control. Of note, major complications and minor hemorrhages were less common in the self-management group.