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. 1960 May;23(2):119–126. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.23.2.119

THE EFFECT OF CHANGES IN SERUM POTASSIUM UPON MYOTONIA*

Peter Leyburn 1, John N Walton 1
PMCID: PMC495341  PMID: 14416587

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