Early prednisone treatment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
β Scribed by Luciano Merlini; Alessandro Cicognani; Elisabetta Malaspina; Monia Gennari; Saverio Gnudi; Beril Talim; Emilio Franzoni
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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