Do cardiologists and non-cardiologists vary in their management of patients with atrial fibrillation?
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Atrial fibrillation practice patterns among cardiac electrophysiologists and cardiologists.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(96)80763-7