Quadriceps myopathy: Forme fruste of Becker muscular dystrophy
โ Scribed by Dr Nobuhiko Sunohara; Kiichi Arahata; Eric P. Hoffman; Hitoshi Yamada; Jin Nishimiya; Eri Arikawa; Misako Kaido; Ikuya Nonaka; Hideo Sugita
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 715 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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