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‘Pill-In-The-Pocket’ Approach for Outpatient Treatment of Recent Onset Atrial Fibrillation: The Obvious Solution?

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  1. Division of Cardiology and Arrhythmologic Centre, Ospedale Civile, Cento (Ferrara), Italy

    P. Alboni

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    Antonio Raviele MD

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Alboni, P. (2006). ‘Pill-In-The-Pocket’ Approach for Outpatient Treatment of Recent Onset Atrial Fibrillation: The Obvious Solution?. In: Raviele, A. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias 2005. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0371-7_11

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