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. 1985 Jan 5;290(6461):7–8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.290.6461.7

William Withering and digitalis, 1785 to 1985.

M R Wilkins, M J Kendall, O L Wade
PMCID: PMC1415366  PMID: 2578077

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