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Is circulating endothelin evaluation useful for clinicians?

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Ferri, C., Desideri, G. Is circulating endothelin evaluation useful for clinicians?. Intern Emerg Med 14, 1029–1031 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-019-02099-z

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