The King syndrome: Malignant hyperthermia, myopathy, and multiple anomalies
β Scribed by McPherson, Elspeth W. ;Taylor, Claude A. ;Opitz, John M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 333 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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