Estimating the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in a general population using validated electronic health data

Johannes NorbergDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

Svante BäckströmDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

Jan-Håkan JanssonDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

Lars JohanssonDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]

Pages 475-481 | Published online: 09 Dec 2013

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