Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: An historical perspective

Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 179-181

  Kaplan, Frederick S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP); History of medicine; Skeletons

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FIBROSITIS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; OSSIFYING MYOSITIS; PHYSICIAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKELETON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25844447735     PISSN: 15348644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BMM:3:3-4:179     Document Type: Article

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