Early diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy is essential to improve long term outcomes

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1061-

  Quinlivan, Ros ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CREATINE KINASE;

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONSULTATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; PEDIATRICIAN; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; SPEECH DELAY; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE;

HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE;

EID: 84910146399     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306971     Document Type: Editorial

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