Optimizing anticoagulant therapy: is pharmacist-led intervention the best.

Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes

Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.

Published: November 2024

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