By a general survey in the hopitals of northeast Italy, Duchenne cases have been located and identified over a 20-year period. In a more restricted area screening for Duchenne carriers has been carried out in affected families. This procedure made possible an exact estimate of the incidence rate, pr
Medulloblastoma in a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
โ Scribed by Harsha Doddihal; Rakesh Jalali
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 127 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0256-7040
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