The risk factors for thromboembolism in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and CHADS2 scoring in Japan [1]

Circulation Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1999-

  Aihara, Morio ^a   Guyatt, Gordon ^b  

^a Aihara Clinic   (Japan)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

CHI SQUARE TEST; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; JAPAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; HUMANS; JAPAN; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WARFARIN;

EID: 37149024556     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.1999     Document Type: Letter

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