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Pentoxifylline in arterial disease of the legs

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Verhaeghe, R., Verstraete, M. Pentoxifylline in arterial disease of the legs. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 41, 507–509 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00314975

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