DRUGS IN THE TREATMENT OF HEART DISEASE
Authors: ROBERT L.  LEVY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Article1 May 1938DRUGS IN THE TREATMENT OF HEART DISEASEROBERT L. LEVY, M.D., F.A.C.P.ROBERT L. LEVY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-11-1946 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Excerpt"The following remarks consist partly of matter of fact, and partly of opinion. The former will be permanent; the latter must vary with the detection of error, or the improvement of knowledge. I hazard them with diffidence, and hope they will be examined with candour; not by a contrast with other opinions, but by an attentive comparison with the phoenomena of disease." 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