Atrial fibrillation as a risk factor for stroke: A retrospective cohort study of hospitalized medicare beneficiaries

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 395-400

  Yuan, Zhong ^a   Bowlin, Steven ^a   Einstadter, Douglas ^b   Cebul, Randall D ^b   Conners Jr , Alfred R ^c   Rimm, Alfred A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

EID: 0031957602     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.3.395     Document Type: Article

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