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. 1966 Jun 25;1(5503):1581–1582. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5503.1581

Hypokalaemia, Flaccid Quadruparesis, and Myoglobinuria with Carbenoxolone (Biogastrone)

S D Mohamed, R S Chapman, J Crooks
PMCID: PMC1844772  PMID: 5940225

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