Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in a primary health care centre in Fars province, Islamic Republic of Iran

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 147-151

  Habibzadeh, F ^a   Yadollahie, M ^a   Roshanipoor, M ^a   Haghighi, A Boroomand ^a  

^a NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; IRAN; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CAUSALITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; IRAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 23844439585     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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