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Acute Congestive Heart Failure Induced by Rofecoxib
Robert J. Campbell and Kevin B. Sneed
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice March 2004, 17 (2) 131-135; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.17.2.131

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The Journal of the American Board of Family
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Vol. 17, Issue 2
1 Mar 2004
Acute Congestive Heart Failure Induced by Rofecoxib
Robert J. Campbell, Kevin B. Sneed
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice Mar 2004, 17 (2) 131-135; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.17.2.131
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