Canadian Atrial Fibrillation Anticoagulation (CAFA) Study.

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Published in J Am Coll Cardiol on August 01, 1991

Authors

S J Connolly1, A Laupacis, M Gent, R S Roberts, J A Cairns, C Joyner

Author Affiliations

1: Hamilton General Hospital, Ontario, Canada.

Associated clinical trials:

Intra-Cardiac Echocardiography Guided Cardioversion(ICE-CHIP) Study (ICE-CHIP) | NCT00281073

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