Early diagnosis of Hurler's syndrome with the aid of the identification of the characteristic gibbus deformity

Military Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 711-714

  Belmont Jr , Philip J ^a   Polly Jr , Dauid W ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURLER SYNDROME; INFANT; KYPHOSIS; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

EID: 3543048804     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/163.10.711     Document Type: Article

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