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Research Article

Treatable lower motor neuron disease due to vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism

Charles H Whitaker Department of Neurology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA
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Carl D Malchoff Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA
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Kevin J Felice Department of Neurology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA
Pages 283-286 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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