Outcomes of treatment for neonatal brachial plexus palsy

Practical Management of Pediatric and Adult Brachial Plexus Palsies: Expert Consult: Online, Print, and DVD

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 157-170

  Alhodaib, Nasser I ^a   Clarke, Howard M ^b,c  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4377-0575-1/00013-7     Document Type: Chapter

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