Cervical Spondylotic Amyotrophy Treated by Anterior Decompression-Three Case Reports-
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurologia medico-chirurgica
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0470-8105,1349-8029
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.46.366