Development, reliability and validity of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Pediatric Scale (CMTPedS)
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Development, reliability and validity of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Pediatric Scale (CMTPedS) Joshua Burns, Richard Finkel, Tim Estilow, Andy Hiscock, Matilde Laura, Polly Swingle, Agnes Patzko, Allan Glanzman, Gyula Acsadi, Francesco Muntoni, Mary Reilly, Davide Pareyson, Isabella Moroni, Emanuela Pagliano, Sindhu Ramchandren, Kate Eichinger, Monique Ryan, Robert Ouvrier, Michael Shy, Rosemary Shy
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