title: Is patient self-testing a good thing?
authors.affiliation: Anticoagulation Management Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. loertel@partners.org
authors.forename: Lynn B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Oertel
authors.forename: Edward N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Libby
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests / Q000295:instrumentation; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D019934:International Normalized Ratio / Q000295:instrumentation; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012648:Self Care / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants