Myalgia and cramps: Dystrophinopathy with wide-ranging laboratory findings

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-24

  Samaha, Frederick J ^a,b   Quinlan, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; DYSTROPHIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CRAMP; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030032850     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389601100105     Document Type: Article

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