MRI of the brachial plexus in polyneuropathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy
β Scribed by Marijke Eurelings; Nicolette C. Notermans; Hessel Franssen; H. Wouter Van Es; Lino M.P. Ramos; John H.J. Wokke; Leonard H. Van Den Berg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 224 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
- DOI
- 10.1002/mus.1149
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