Electroretinogram in Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 315-320

  Pascual Pascual, Samuel I ^a   Molano, Jesus ^a   Pascual Castroviejo, Ignacio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; EYELID; GENE DELETION; HEREDITARY SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSTROPHIN; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; PHENOTYPE; PHOTORECEPTORS; RETINA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031918229     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(97)00208-7     Document Type: Article

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