Menkes disease as a differential diagnosis of child abuse.
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چکیده
Division of Child Neurology / Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery / Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo SP, Brazil (UNIFESP-EPM): Resident, Division of Child Neurology, UNIFESP-EPM; Resident, Department of Radiology, Heliopolis Hospital, Sao Paulo SP, Brazil; Post-Graduate Researcher, Division of Child Neurology / Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, UNIFESP-EPM; Associated Physician, Division of Child Neurology / Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, UNIFESP-EPM; Professor and Chairman, Division of Child Neurology / Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, UNIFESP-EPM.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
دوره 67 2B شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009