Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 17, Issue 11 , Pages 986-994 , December 2007

Behavior patterns in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Report on the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy behavior workshop 8–9 of December 2006, Philadelphia, USA

  • James Poysky

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    • Corresponding Author InformationTel: +1 832 822 3700.
    • On behalf of the Behavior in DMD Study Group.

Received 20 May 2007

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doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.06.465

Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 17, Issue 11 , Pages 986-994 , December 2007

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