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  1. Professor of Medicine Emeritus, USC School of Medicine, 4640 Hollywood Blvd, MS #30, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA

    Roger W. Jelliffe

  2. Founder and Director Emeritus, Laboratory of Applied Pharmacokinetics and Bioinformatics, 4640 Hollywood Blvd, MS #30, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA

    Roger W. Jelliffe

  3. Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, 4640 Hollywood Blvd, MS #30, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA

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Jelliffe, R.W. Author’s reply to Veloso HH Comment on “The Role of Digitalis Pharmacokinetics in Converting Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter to Sinus Rhythm”. Clin Pharmacokinet 55, 637–639 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40262-016-0381-8

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