Factors associated with the epidemic of hospitalizations due to atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1496-1499

  Wong, Christopher X ^a   Brooks, Anthony G ^a   Lau, Dennis H ^a   Leong, Darryl P ^a   Sun, Michelle T ^a   Sullivan, Thomas ^a   Roberts Thomson, Kurt C ^a   Sanders, Prashanthan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVERSION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84868213423     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.07.011     Document Type: Article

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