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. 1992 Dec;68(6):537–539. doi: 10.1136/hrt.68.12.537

Viable myocardium and reinjection of thallium

SR Underwood 1, DJ Pennell 1
PMCID: PMC1025679  PMID: 1467046

Selected References

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