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A Meta-analysis on the Effects of Tolvaptan in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Philipp C. Ines, Francis Charles L. Fernandez, Francis Carl L. Catalan, Irene L. Celedonio, Florido A. Atibagos Jr
Dec 2013 DOI 10.69944/pjc.6fac71c909

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Philipp C. Ines, MD, Francis Charles L. Fernandez, MD, Francis Carl L. Catalan, MD, Irene L. Celedonio, MD, Florido A. Atibagos, Jr. 

Philippine Heart Center, Quezon City

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