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. 1965 Jul;47(1):1–17.

Pathological Changes in Skin and Skeletal Muscle Following Alternating Current and Capacitor Discharge

George T Smith, Reinier Beeuwkes, Zygmunt M Tomkiewicz, Tadaaki Abe, Bernard Lown
PMCID: PMC1920405  PMID: 14308137

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