Postradiation lower motor neuron syndrome

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 345-347

  Tallaksen, Chantal M E ^a   Jetne, Vidar ^a,b   Fosså, Sophie ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Dept of Med Physics and Technology ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SEMINOMA; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0030998841     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841869709001276     Document Type: Short Survey

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