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. 1986;21(Suppl 2):161S–164S. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1986.tb02866.x

Calcium channel blockade

An alternative to diuretic therapy

J P Nicholson, L M Resnick, J Laragh
PMCID: PMC1400732  PMID: 3756059

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