Clinical and biological features of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Demyelinating Disorders of the Central Nervous System in Childhood

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 183-201

  Hahn, Jin S ^a   Tenembaum, Silvia ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Dr Juan P Garrahan   (Argentina)

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EID: 84867703119     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511974373.018     Document Type: Chapter

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