Magnetic resonance imaging of the erector spinae muscles in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Implication for scoliotic deformities

Scoliosis

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Zoabli, Gnahoua ^a,b   Mathieu, Pierre A ^a,b   Aubin, Carl Éric ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 60949098930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17487161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-3-21     Document Type: Article

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