Paediatric electromyography in the modern world: A personal view

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 120-124

  Pitt, Matthew ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIRTH INJURY; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CHANNELOPATHY; CLINICAL GENETICS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PAEDIATRIC ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; PEDIATRICS; PERCEPTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS, NEONATAL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PAIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78751533625     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03831.x     Document Type: Review

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