A new lease on life for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Japan [2]

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 363-

  Yasuma, Fumihiko ^a   Konagaya, Masaaki ^a   Sakai, Motoko ^a   Kuru, Satoshi ^a   Kawamura, Takashi ^b  

^a SUZUKA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; JAPAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TRACHEA SURGERY;

CHILD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION; JAPAN; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444244907     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.03.028     Document Type: Letter

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