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. 1955 Jan;17(1):5–14. doi: 10.1136/hrt.17.1.5

MYOCARDIAL CHANGES OCCURRING IN POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY

P M McAllen 1
PMCID: PMC503880  PMID: 13230342

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