Botulinum toxin for spasmodic torticollis in a patient with myasthenia gravis
β Scribed by Judith Emmerson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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