Factor V Leiden: is it the chief contributor to activated protein C resistance in Asian-Indian patients with deep vein thrombosis?
Factor V Leiden mutation was seen to contribute far less towards activated protein C resistance in Asian-Indian deep vein thrombosis patients than what has been commonly observed in Caucasians.
The results confirm the need to increase and improve the time and content devoted to smoking cessation in the basic nursing education curriculum. It is also important to structure basic training courses so to improve knowledge, attitudes, and skills of future nurses in order to influence their role in smoking cessation in their future professional practice.