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At what level of serum total creatine kinase activity can measurement of serum creatine kinase MB isoenzyme activity be omitted in suspected myocardial infarction?

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Pages 661-665 | Received 11 Apr 1988, Accepted 26 Apr 1989, Published online: 29 Mar 2011

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