Use of a brief assessment examination in a study of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 173-180

  Nester, Michael J ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; METHISOPRINOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029921165     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389601100301     Document Type: Article

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