Prevalence and relative risk factors of atrial fibrillation in male coal miners in North China

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 223-224

  Yu, Kanglong ^a   Xing, Aijun ^b   Wang, Dongmei ^c   Qi, Shuying ^c   Wang, Guodong ^b   Chen, Rong ^a   Wang, Yong ^a   Wu, Shouling ^b   Hong, Jiang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Hebei Union University   (China)

^c BETHUNE INTERNATIONAL PEACE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; COAL MINING; COAL WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; ADOLESCENT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHINA; COAL MINING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901239657     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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