Low prevalence of atrial fibrillation in community-dwelling Chinese aged 55 years or older in Singapore: a population-based study

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-98

  Yap, Keng Bee ^a,b   Ng, Tze Pin ^a,c   Ong, Hean Yee ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aged; Ethnicity; Geriatrics; Health screening

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINA; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; STROKE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 39849101041     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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