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Screening versus routine practice in detection of atrial fibrillation in patients aged 65 or over: cluster randomised controlled trial

BMJ 2007; 335 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39280.660567.55 (Published 23 August 2007) Cite this as: BMJ 2007;335:383

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