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Original Article

The diagnostic yield of the nerve–muscle skin biopsy in paediatric neurology practice

S. Miller Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, A514, Montreal Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1P3
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M. Shevell Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, A514, Montreal Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1P3; Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, A514, Montreal Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1P3
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K. Silver Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, A514, Montreal Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1P3; Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, A514, Montreal Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1P3
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M. Kramer Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, A514, Montreal Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1P3; Department of Epidemiology/Biostatistics, McGill University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, A514, Montreal Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1P3
Pages 95-100 | Accepted 01 Mar 1998, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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