Screening for asymptomatic atrial fibrillation at seasonal influenza vaccination

Primary Care Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 161-164

  Gordon, Shane ^a   Hickman, Max ^b,c   Pentney, Valerie ^b  

^a GP at Bluebell Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b Ambrose Avenue Group Practice ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEATH; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871865213     PISSN: 17565138     EISSN: 17565146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/pccj.2011.078     Document Type: Article

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