Stroke prevention within primary care

management of atrial fibrillation using oral anticoagulation

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Paulo Andrade Lotufo, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

MD, DrPH. Full Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

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2018-08-02

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Lotufo PA. Stroke prevention within primary care: management of atrial fibrillation using oral anticoagulation. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2018 Aug. 2 [cited 2025 Mar. 9];136(4):273-5. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1146

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