Clinical and electrophysiologic features of childhood Guillain-Barré syndrome in Northeast China
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Clinical characteristics of childhood guillain-barré syndrome.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0929-6646
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2012.08.011