TY - JOUR
T1 - Using the international normalized ratio to standardize prothrombin time
AU - Stern, Richard
AU - Karlis, Vasiliki
AU - Kinney, Lisa
AU - Glickman, Robert
PY - 1997/8
Y1 - 1997/8
N2 - The international normalized ratio, or INR, was introduced in 1983 by the World Health Organization, or WHO, Committee on Biological Standards to more accurately assess patients receiving anticoagulation therapy. The INR mandates the universal standardization of prothrombin time. This article describes the method used to calculate INR, as well as its clinical relevance to the practice of dentistry.
AB - The international normalized ratio, or INR, was introduced in 1983 by the World Health Organization, or WHO, Committee on Biological Standards to more accurately assess patients receiving anticoagulation therapy. The INR mandates the universal standardization of prothrombin time. This article describes the method used to calculate INR, as well as its clinical relevance to the practice of dentistry.
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U2 - 10.14219/jada.archive.1997.0369
DO - 10.14219/jada.archive.1997.0369
M3 - Article
C2 - 9260421
AN - SCOPUS:0031201537
SN - 0002-8177
VL - 128
SP - 1121
EP - 1122
JO - Journal of the American Dental Association
JF - Journal of the American Dental Association
IS - 8
ER -