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Torasemide: an alternative loop diuretic in hypertension and oedema

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Torasemide: an alternative loop diuretic in hypertension and oedema. Drugs Ther. Perspect 5, 1–4 (1995). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-199505070-00001

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