Misconceptions on Interpretation of Risk Prediction Tools in Atrial Fibrillation

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2016, Pages e31-

  Nielsen, Peter Brønnum ^a   Larsen, Torben Bjerregaard ^a   Lip, Gregory Y H ^a,b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; RISK;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84965113643     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.11.038     Document Type: Letter

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