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Sudden hypothyroidism and amiodarone-lithium combination: An interaction

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    Saeed Ahmad MD (FRCP, FACC, FACP, FCCP)

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Ahmad, S. Sudden hypothyroidism and amiodarone-lithium combination: An interaction. Cardiovasc Drug Ther 9, 827–828 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00879878

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