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Research Article

Treatment of shoulder sequelae in brachial plexus birth injury

Tiina PöyhiäHelsinki Medical Imaging CenterCorrespondence[email protected]
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Antti LamminenHelsinki Medical Imaging Center
,
Jari PeltonenDepartment of Surgery, Hospital for Children and Adolescents
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Patrick Willamo Physiotherapy, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Yrjänä NietosvaaraDepartment of Surgery, Hospital for Children and Adolescents
Pages 482-488 | Received 18 Mar 2010, Accepted 18 Mar 2011, Published online: 10 Jun 2011

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