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Research Article

Hospital mortality from atrial fibrillation associated with ischemic stroke: a national data report

Kannikar KongbunkiatDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand;North-eastern Stroke Research Group, Khon Kaen University
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Narongrit KasemsapDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand;North-eastern Stroke Research Group, Khon Kaen University
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Suporn TravanichakulDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand;North-eastern Stroke Research Group, Khon Kaen University
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Kaewjai ThepsuthammaratClinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Somsak TiamkaoDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand;North-eastern Stroke Research Group, Khon Kaen University
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Kittisak SawanyawisuthDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand;Research Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance (BNOJPH), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 924-928 | Received 09 Sep 2014, Accepted 06 Nov 2014, Published online: 18 Dec 2014

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