title: Retrospective study of patients' persistence on treatment with vitamin K antagonists in the setting of an anticoagulation clinic in Italy.
authors.affiliation: Medicina III, Ospedale San Paolo, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy. Electronic address: elisafiorelli@live.it.
authors.forename: Elisa M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Fiorelli
authors.affiliation: Medicina III, Ospedale San Paolo, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.affiliation: Medicina III, Ospedale San Paolo, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Birocchi
authors.affiliation: Centro Trasfusionale, Ospedale San Paolo, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carpani
authors.affiliation: Medicina III, Ospedale San Paolo, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cattaneo
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D054869:Clinical Audit; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D016903:Drug Monitoring
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014812:Vitamin K