Although Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is often associated with sleep disordered breathing (SDB), it is not standard clinical practice to routinely test this population for SDB, and the optimal timing and methodology for such testing has not been established. Our objectives were: 1) to examine t
The role of corticosteroids in muscular dystrophy: A critical appraisal
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- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 326 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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