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MRI of Tibialis Anterior as “Surrogate Measure” in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Giovanni Meola
Giovanni Meola*
Affiliation:
University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , January 2011 , pp. 10 - 11
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 2011

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