African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

Full Length Research Paper

Pharmacological profile of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants

Rose Mary Ferreira Lisboa da Silva
  • Rose Mary Ferreira Lisboa da Silva
  • Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 05 February 2017
  •  Published: 08 March 2017

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