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. 1967 Dec;43(506):756–762. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.43.506.756

Beta-adrenergic blockade in the management of acute thyrotoxic crisis, tachycardia and arrhythmias.

V Parsons, D Jewitt
PMCID: PMC2466415  PMID: 6079199

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