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. 1968 Nov;30(6):786–811. doi: 10.1136/hrt.30.6.786

Appraisal of electroconversion in treatment of cardiac dysrhythmias.

L Resnekov, L McDonald
PMCID: PMC487802  PMID: 5718988

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