American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 1163-1169 , December 2008

Cigarette smoking and risk of atrial fibrillation: The Rotterdam Study

  • Jan Heeringa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jan A. Kors, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Informatics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Albert Hofman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Frank J.A. van Rooij, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jacqueline C.M. Witteman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: JCM Witteman, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Received 26 February 2008 ,Accepted 3 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.08.003

American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 1163-1169 , December 2008

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