Brachial Plexus Lesions

Peripheral Neuropathy

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1339-1373

  Wilbourn, Asa J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7216-9491-7.50058-2     Document Type: Chapter

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