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Case Reports
. 2024 Jun;19(6):524-526.
doi: 10.1002/jhm.13245. Epub 2023 Nov 27.

Things We Do for No Reason™: Discontinuing β-blockers in patients who use cocaine

Kingshuk Mazumdar  1 , Meghan K Train  2 , Jennifer K Readlynn  2
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Case Reports

Things We Do for No Reason™: Discontinuing β-blockers in patients who use cocaine

Kingshuk Mazumdar et al. J Hosp Med. 2024 Jun.
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