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. 2021 Dec 31;1(3):oeab038.
doi: 10.1093/ehjopen/oeab038. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Screening for atrial fibrillation: less is more?

Emma Svennberg  1 , Frieder Braunschweig  1
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Screening for atrial fibrillation: less is more?

Emma Svennberg et al. Eur Heart J Open. .

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