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. 1966 Apr 2;1(5491):830–833. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5491.830

Value of Ankle-jerk Timing in the Assessment of Thyroid Function

Abraham S Abraham, Michael Atkinson, Bruce Roscoe
PMCID: PMC1844280  PMID: 20790876

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