Comparative effectiveness and safety of oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation in real-world practice: a population-based cohort study protocol.

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Published in BMJ Open on November 24, 2016

Authors

Anne Holbrook1,2,3, Colin Dormuth4, Richard Morrow4, Agnes Lee5, Sue Troyan2, Guowei Li3, Eleanor Pullenyegum6

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
2: Department of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
3: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
4: Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
5: Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
6: Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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