Extraocular muscles are spared in advanced duchenne dystrophy
β Scribed by Dr Henry J. Kaminski; Mazen Al-Hakim; R. John Leigh; M. Katirji Bashar; Robert L. Ruff
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 344 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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