Upper cervical spinal cord compression due to bony stenosis of the spinal canal
✍ Scribed by S. Benitah; C. Raftopoulos; D. Balériaux; M. Levivier; S. Dedeire
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 900 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-3940
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