Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy: Case report and discussion

HSS Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-179

  Castellano, Vincenzo ^a   Feinberg, Joseph ^a   Michaels, Jennifer ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrodiagnostic testing; Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy; FSHD; Landouzy Dejerine disease; Muscular dystrophy; Telomeric deletion disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949104038     PISSN: 15563316     EISSN: 15563324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11420-008-9078-3     Document Type: Article

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