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Original Research Papers

Occupational physical activity is associated with risk of atrial fibrillation in both men and women: a population-based cohort study

Nikola Drcaa Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden;b Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alicja Wolkc Unit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;d Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenView further author information
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Susanna C. Larssonc Unit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;d Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenView further author information
Pages 712-717 | Received 27 Mar 2020, Accepted 14 May 2020, Published online: 01 Jun 2020

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