Early-Life Antecedents of Atrial Fibrillation: Place of Birth and Atrial Fibrillation-Related Mortality

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 732-738

  Patton, Kristen k ^a   Benjamin, Emelia J ^b,c   Kosheleva, Anna ^d   Curtis, Lesley H ^e   Glymour, M Maria ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial Fibrillation; Geographic; Lifecourse Mortality; Residence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052273757     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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