Will my Rett syndrome patient walk, talk, and use her hands?

Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 1302-1303

  Zhang, Yuzhi ^a   Minassian, Berge A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SPEECH; WALKING;

EID: 42249109843     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000309213.74757.74     Document Type: Editorial

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