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. 1959 Jul;21(3):343–351. doi: 10.1136/hrt.21.3.343

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHANGES IN THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM IN HYPOTHERMIA

D Emslie-Smith 1,*, G E Sladden 1,†, G R Stirling 1,‡
PMCID: PMC1017590  PMID: 13820224

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