Monozygotic Twins Discordant for Klippel-Feil Syndrome
β Scribed by Mitsuo Toyoshima; Yoshihiro Maegaki; Isao Yuasa; Kousaku Ohno
- Book ID
- 116824844
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0887-8994
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