Atrial fibrillation amongst the Indo-Asian general practice population. The West Birmingham Atrial Fibrillation Project

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-192

  Lip, Gregory Y H ^a   Bawden, Lisa ^a   Hodson, Ruth ^a   Rutland, Emma ^a   Snatchfold, Jane ^a   Beevers, D Gareth ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Ethnic; Indo Asian; Ischaemic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIA; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032128246     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(98)00125-9     Document Type: Article

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