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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Classic Osborn waves and incessant ventricular fibrillation in severe hypothermia

Auras R. AtreyaBaystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Springfield, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sonali AroraBaystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Springfield, USA
Pages 88-90 | Received 28 Dec 2012, Accepted 03 Sep 2013, Published online: 05 Nov 2013

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