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Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation Volume 57, 1997 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Effect of bolus injection versus continuous infusion of furosemide on diuresis and neurohormonal activation in patients with severe congestive heart failure

E. Aaser Medical Department B, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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L. Gullestad Medical Department B, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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S. Tølløfsrud Medical Department B, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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J. Lundberg Institution for Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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C. Hall Medical Department B, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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O. Djøseland Medical Department B, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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J. Kjekshus Medical Department B, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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K. Forfang Medical Department B, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Pages 361-367 | Received 17 Dec 1997, Accepted 01 Apr 1997, Published online: 05 Aug 2009

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