Muscular dystrophy surveillance tracking and research network (MD STARnet): Case definition in surveillance for childhood-onset Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1098-1102

  Mathews, Katherine D ^a   Cunniff, Chris ^b   Kantamneni, Jiji R ^c   Ciafaloni, Emma ^d   Miller, Timothy ^b   Matthews, Dennis ^e   Cwik, Valerie ^f   Druschel, Charlotte ^g   Miller, Lisa ^h   Meaney, F John ^b   Sladky, John ⁱ   Romitti, Paul A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f Muscular Dystrophy Association   (United States)

^g New York Department of Health   (United States)

^h Emory University ^*  (United States)

ⁱ EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Becker muscular dystrophy; diagnostic testing; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; dystrophin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; BIRTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY SURVEILLANCE TRACKING AND RESEARCH NETWORK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956325548     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810371001     Document Type: Article

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