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Editorial
. 2018 Jun;68(671):260-261.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp18X696257.

Atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention: where we are and where we should be

Nicholas R Jones  1 , Fd Richard Hobbs  1 , Clare J Taylor  1
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Editorial

Atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention: where we are and where we should be

Nicholas R Jones et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2018 Jun.

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  • Corrections.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Br J Gen Pract. 2018 Aug;68(673):367. doi: 10.3399/bjgp18X698309. Br J Gen Pract. 2018. PMID: 30049761 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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