Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 55, Issue 4 , Pages 358-363 , April 2002

Incidence of chronic atrial fibrillation in general practice and its treatment pattern

  • Ana Ruigómez

      Affiliations

    • Centro Español de Investigación Farmacoepidemiológica (CEIFE), c/Almirante 28, 2°, 28004 Madrid, Spain
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  • Saga Johansson

      Affiliations

    • AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal, Sweden
    • Section of Preventive Cardiology, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
    • ,
  • Mari-Ann Wallander

      Affiliations

    • AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal, Sweden
    • Department of Public Health and Caring Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • Luis Alberto Garcı́a Rodrı́guez

      Affiliations

    • Centro Español de Investigación Farmacoepidemiológica (CEIFE), c/Almirante 28, 2°, 28004 Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34-97-531-34-04; fax: +34-97-531-28-71. E-mail address:(L.A. Garcia Rodriguez)

Received 21 March 2001 ,Revised 19 September 2001 ,Accepted 21 September 2001.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 55, Issue 4 , Pages 358-363 , April 2002

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