The human tail

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 230-233

  Lu, Frank L ^a   Wang, Pen Jung ^a   Teng, Ru Jeng ^a   Yau, Kuo Inn Tsou ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIPOMA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIL; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIPOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TAIL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032169140     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(98)00046-0     Document Type: Article

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