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. 1957 Dec;146(6):1016–1020. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195712000-00019

Etiology and Prevention of Sloughs Produced by L-Norepinephrine (Levophed^®) ^{^*}

Jacques Y Berben, Milton F Bryant, John M Howard

PMCID: PMC1450628 PMID: 13488384

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