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. 1994 Aug;72(2 Suppl):S40–S43. doi: 10.1136/hrt.72.2_suppl.s40

Pharmacokinetics of loop diuretics in congestive heart failure

D Craig Brater 1
PMCID: PMC1025573  PMID: 7946757

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