CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Comparing the quality of oral anticoagulant management by anticoagulation clinics and by family physicians: a randomized controlled trial.
There is growing evidence that better outcomes are achieved when anticoagulation is managed by anticoagulation clinics rather than by family physicians. We carried out a randomized controlled trial to evaluate these 2 models of anticoagulant care. ⋯ Anticoagulation clinics provided better oral anticoagulant management than family physicians, but the differences were relatively modest.