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The Pharmacology and Therapeutic Use of β-Adrenergic Receptor Blocking Drugs in Cardiovascular Disease

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  1. Cardiology Division, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, 94305, USA

    Donald C. Harrison

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This work was supported in part by NIH Grants HL-5709, HL-5866, and Grant NIH RR-70 from Division of Research Resources, General Clinical Research Center Branch

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Harrison, D.C. The Pharmacology and Therapeutic Use of β-Adrenergic Receptor Blocking Drugs in Cardiovascular Disease. Drugs 7, 1–7 (1974). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-197407010-00001

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