Steroids in Duchenne dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 527-528

  Dubowitz, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EPIPHYSIS DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STEROID THERAPY; STUNTING;

AGE FACTORS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878980943     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: 18732364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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