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Twelve-month duration as an appropriate criterion for flail arm syndrome

Lu Chena Department of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China; View further author information
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Lu Tanga Department of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China; View further author information
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Dongsheng Fana Department of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China; ;b Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, National Health Commission/Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 29-33 | Received 02 Jun 2019, Accepted 28 Aug 2019, Published online: 16 Sep 2019

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