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. 1960 Mar;53(3):183–188. doi: 10.1177/003591576005300306

Anæsthesia in Dystrophia Myotonica [Abridged]—Anæsthesia of the Hazards of Anæsthesia

Leon Kaufman
PMCID: PMC1870952  PMID: 14404863

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