Syrinx location and size according to etiology: identification of Chiari-associated syrinx
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1933-0707,1933-0715
DOI: 10.3171/2014.12.peds14463