Endocrine aspects of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Bone Metabolism Unit, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milano, Italy Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada c Institute of Human Genetics, International Centre for Life, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA Division of Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic, Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neuromuscular disorders : NMD
دوره 21 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011