Genetic, Clinical, and Radiographic Delineation of Hallervorden–Spatz Syndrome
✍ Scribed by Hayflick, Susan J.; Westaway, Shawn K.; Levinson, Barbara; Zhou, Bing; Johnson, Monique A.; Ching, Katherine H.L.; Gitschier, Jane
- Book ID
- 125470605
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 162 KB
- Volume
- 348
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0096-6762
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