Secular trends in the prevalence of atrial fibrillation: The Framingham study

Philip A. Wolf; Emelia J. Benhamin; Albert J. Belanger; William B. Kannel; Daniel Levy; Ralph B. D’Agostino

doi:10.1016/s0002-8703(96)90288-4

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MedicineAtrial fibrillationFramingham Heart StudySecular variationInternal medicineCardiologyDemographyFramingham Risk ScoreDisease

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Year: 1996
Type: article
Volume: 131
Issue: 4
Pages: 790-795
Citations: 446
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                                    Philip A. Wolf, 
                                
                                    Emelia J. Benhamin, 
                                
                                    Albert J. Belanger
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1996). 
                            Secular trends in the prevalence of atrial fibrillation: The Framingham study. 
                            American Heart Journal
                            , 131
                            (4)
                            , 790-795.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-8703(96)90288-4
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(96)90288-4