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. 1965 Jul;27(4):469–482. doi: 10.1136/hrt.27.4.469

THE MANAGEMENT OF HEART BLOCK

Alan Harris 1, Rodney Bluestone 1,*, Eileen Busby 1, Geoffrey Davies 1, Aubrey Leatham 1, Harold Siddons 1, Edgar Sowton 1
PMCID: PMC503335  PMID: 14324104

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