Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 19, Issue 10 , Pages 730-732 , October 2009

Workshop on the use of stimulation single fibre electromyography for the diagnosis of myasthenic syndromes in children held in the Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London on April 24th, 2009

  • Matthew Pitt

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Received 1 June 2009 ,Revised 5 June 2009 ,Accepted 10 July 2009.

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PII: S0960-8966(09)00564-1

doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2009.07.002

Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 19, Issue 10 , Pages 730-732 , October 2009