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Editorial
. 2018 Sep 18;7(18):e010582.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.010582.

Bleeding Risk Scores in Atrial Fibrillation: Helpful or Harmful?

Marissa K Edmiston  1 , William R Lewis  1
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Editorial

Bleeding Risk Scores in Atrial Fibrillation: Helpful or Harmful?

Marissa K Edmiston et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; anticoagulant; atrial fibrillation; bleeding; stroke.

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