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Editorial
. 2022 Oct;70(10):2761-2763.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.18028. Epub 2022 Sep 13.

Silence is gilded: Atrial fibrillation in the golden years

Nina L Blachman  1 , Adam H Skolnick  2
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Editorial

Silence is gilded: Atrial fibrillation in the golden years

Nina L Blachman et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Oct.
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