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Editorial
. 2018 Jul;11(7):e006584.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.118.006584.

Race and Socioeconomic Status Regulate Lifetime Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

Mark D McCauley  1 , Dawood Darbar  1
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Editorial

Race and Socioeconomic Status Regulate Lifetime Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

Mark D McCauley et al. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; atrial fibrillation; ethnic groups; incidence; prevalence; risk factors.

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