Strikingly low prevalence of atrial fibrillation in elderly Tanzanians

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1135-1140

  Dewhurst, Matthew J ^a,b   Adams, Philip C ^c   Gray, William K ^a   Dewhurst, Felicity ^a,b   Orega, Golda P ^d   Chaote, Paul ^e   Walker, Richard W ^a,b  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^e Hai District Hospital   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Atrial fibrillation; Elderly; Prevalence; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TANZANIA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; TANZANIA;

EID: 84862206445     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03963.x     Document Type: Article

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