Chapter 19 Limb girdle muscular dystrophy

Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 2, Issue C, 2003, Pages 409-414

  Fawcett, P R W ^a   Chinnery, P P ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744744839     PISSN: 15674231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-4231(09)70129-7     Document Type: Article

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