Pediatric Neurology
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 257-263 , April 2001

Intermediate filament-related myopathies

  • Brenda L Banwell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics (Neurology); The Hospital for Sick Children; Toronto, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Banwell; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology); The Hospital for Sick Children; 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Canada M5G 1X8

Received 18 July 2000 ,Accepted 18 October 2000.

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Pediatric Neurology
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 257-263 , April 2001

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