Hospitalizations for atrial fibrillation in the general male population: Morbidity and risk factors

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 250, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 382-389

  Wilhelmsen, Lars ^a   Rosengren, A ^a   Lappas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Body height; Body mass index; Hypertension; Incidence; Prevalence; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034771626     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00902.x     Document Type: Article

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