Trends in hospital activity, morbidity and case fatality related to atrial fibrillation in Scotland, 1986-1996

European Heart Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 693-701

  Stewart, S ^a   MacIntyre, K ^a   MacLeod, M M C ^b   Bailey, A E M ^b   Capewell, S ^c   McMurray, John J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Epidemiology; Hospital admissions; Stroke; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CAUSALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECURRENCE; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034943511     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2511     Document Type: Article

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