Who was ondine and what was his curse?

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 461-

  Rolak, Loren A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOMENCLATURE; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STROKE;

EID: 0029819654     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389601100609     Document Type: Article

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