Indirect comparison studies – are they useful? Insights from the novel oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

Flemming Skjøth; Torben Bjerregaard Larsen; Lars Hvilsted Rasmussen

doi:10.1160/TH12-06-0438

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2012; 108(03): 405-406
DOI: 10.1160/TH12-06-0438

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Indirect comparison studies – are they useful? Insights from the novel oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

Authors

Flemming Skjøth

¹Department of Cardiology, Aalborg AF Study Group, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Torben Bjerregaard Larsen

¹Department of Cardiology, Aalborg AF Study Group, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

²Thrombosis Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
Lars Hvilsted Rasmussen

¹Department of Cardiology, Aalborg AF Study Group, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

²Thrombosis Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

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