Will my Rett syndrome patient walk, talk, and use her hands?

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  • Yuzhi Zhang
  • Berge A Minassian
چکیده

2008;70;1302-1303 Neurology Yuzhi Zhang and Berge A. Minassian Will my Rett syndrome patient walk, talk, and use her hands? This information is current as of July 14, 2008 http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/full/70/16/1302 located on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is All rights reserved. Print ISSN: 0028-3878. Online ISSN: 1526-632X. since 1951, it is now a weekly with 48 issues per year. Copyright © 2008 by AAN Enterprises, Inc. ® is the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Published continuously Neurology

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Neurology

دوره 70 16  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008