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. 1979 May;41(5):568–574. doi: 10.1136/hrt.41.5.568

Evaluation of thallium-201 exercise scintigraphy in coronary heart disease.

R G Murray, J H McKillop, R G Bessent, J G Turner, A R Lorimer, I Hutton, W R Greig, T D Lawrie
PMCID: PMC482071  PMID: 465227

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