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Original Article

Electrocardiographic changes during antihypertensive treatment with diltiazem in relation to the achieved serum levels of the drug

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Pages 337-340 | Received 06 Sep 1993, Accepted 17 Feb 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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