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Anticoagulation for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Ambulatory Care Settings

Richard Niska and Beth Han
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2009, 22 (3) 299-306; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2009.03.080218
Richard Niska
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