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. 2013 Dec;61(12):2236-2237.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.12582.

Are geriatric syndromes associated with reluctance to initiate oral anticoagulation therapy in elderly adults with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation?

Bernardo Sánchez-Barba  1 , Ana P Navarrete-Reyes  1 , José Alberto Avila-Funes  1
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Are geriatric syndromes associated with reluctance to initiate oral anticoagulation therapy in elderly adults with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation?

Bernardo Sánchez-Barba et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Dec.
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