Low serum thyrotropin concentrations as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation in older persons.

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Published in N Engl J Med on November 10, 1994

Authors

C T Sawin1, A Geller, P A Wolf, A J Belanger, E Baker, P Bacharach, P W Wilson, E J Benjamin, R B D'Agostino

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1: Medical and Medical Research Services, Boston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, MA 02130.

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