Evaluation of the floppy infant

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 345-349

  Sender, Paul ^a   Jayawant, Sandeep ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypotonia; Neuromuscular; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; INFANTILE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0041427849     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-5839(03)00064-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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