Cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Benzel, Edward C ^a   Ghogawala, Zoher ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84880753485     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.5.FOCUS13211     Document Type: Editorial

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