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. 1986 Aug;56(2):194. doi: 10.1136/hrt.56.2.194

Alpha receptors and ventricular tachycardia after clonidine withdrawal.

S Nakagawa, Y Yamamoto, Y Koiwaya
PMCID: PMC1236837  PMID: 3015176

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Selected References

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