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. 2007 Feb 27;176(5):644-5.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.061309.

Necessary cautions when considering digoxin in heart failure

George A Heckman  1 , Robert S McKelvie
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Necessary cautions when considering digoxin in heart failure

George A Heckman et al. CMAJ. .
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