The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 81, Issue 6 , Pages 983-988 , December 1986

Serum, lymphocyte, and erythrocyte potassium, magnesium, and calcium concentrations and their relation to tachyarrhythmias in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Received 16 July 1985 ,Accepted 16 September 1985.

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☆ This work was supported by grants from Merck, Sharp, and Dohme Research Laboratories, the Wolinsky Bessin research fund, and the National Council for Research and Development, Israel.

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The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 81, Issue 6 , Pages 983-988 , December 1986

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