title: Therapeutic behavior of primary care physicians in patients with atrial fibrillation taking vitamin K antagonists not adequately controlled.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: escobar_cervantes_carlos@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Escobar
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Vivencio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barrios
authors.affiliation: Medical Biostatistics, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Prieto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000592:standards; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019934:International Normalized Ratio; D008297:Male; D010819:Physician's Role; D058007:Physicians, Primary Care; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014812:Vitamin K
keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Inertia; Therapeutic behavior; Vitamin K antagonist