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. 1996 Sep;72(851):571–572. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.72.851.571

Pyrexia and breathlessness in a patient with a cardiac pacemaker.

A G Lim 1, K R Hine 1
PMCID: PMC2398564  PMID: 8949601

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