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  Vol. 5 No. 6, June 1996 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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O n behalf of Blaine Company, Inc, I would like to respond to the article, "Hypermagnesemia: Elderly Over-the-counter Drug Users at Risk"-Reply

Debra Bowen, MD

Arch Fam Med. 1996;5(6):324.


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