Epidemiologic Features of Chronic Atrial Fibrillation: The Framingham Study

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 306, Issue 17, 1982, Pages 1018-1022

  Kannel, William B ^a,b   Abbott, Robert D ^a,b   Savage, Daniel D ^a,b   Mcnamara, Patricia M ^a,b  

^a FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEART; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0020074665     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198204293061703     Document Type: Article

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