Prevalence of neuromuscular diseases in Chinese children: A study in Southern China

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-219

  Chung, Brian ^a   Wong, Virginia ^a   Ip, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CALCULATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DYSTROPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEREDITARY SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TIME;

EID: 0037731611     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738030180030201     Document Type: Article

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