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Atrial fibrillation detection after cryptogenic stroke

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    Maddalena Alessandra Wu & Emanuela Scannella

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Wu, M.A., Scannella, E. & Gruppo di Autoformazione Metodologica (GrAM). Atrial fibrillation detection after cryptogenic stroke. Intern Emerg Med 9, 887–888 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-014-1137-9

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