Cause of Dysphagia: Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
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Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Involving Cervical and Lumbar Spine Presenting with Dysphagia: A Case Report
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal Of Neurology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1301-062X
DOI: 10.4274/tnd.05902