Should we screen for atrial fibrillation?

Affiliations

¹ University of Southampton, Southampton.
² University of Cambridge, Cambridge.
³ GP and Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford.

Editorial

Mark Lown et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2017 Jul.

. 2017 Jul;67(660):296-297.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp17X691613.

¹ University of Southampton, Southampton.
² University of Cambridge, Cambridge.
³ GP and Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford.

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