Early observations on duchenne-meryon muscular dystrophy

European Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-48

  Pearce, J M S ^a,b  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ETHICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT SURVEY; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; NEUROLOGY; PORTRAITS;

EID: 24944501640     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087386     Document Type: Short Survey

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