Erratum: Antithrombotic treatment in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: a practical approach.
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Erratum to: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015, 15:143 doi: 10.1186/s12872-015-0137-7 Following publication of the original version [1] of the article for the BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015, it was brought to our attention that a few authors’ names were incorrectly published. The author’s names should be presented as ‘Carmen Suárez Fernández’, ‘Jose María Cepeda Rodrigo’ and ‘Antonio Pose Reino’.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMC cardiovascular disorders
دوره 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015