Acute necrotizing myopathy of intensive care: Electrophysiological studies
โ Scribed by Dr. Douglas W. Zochodne; Dr. David A. Ramsay; Ms. Viera Saly; Dr. Steven Shelley; Dr. Susan Moffatt
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 665 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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