A critical review of functional assessment tools for upper limbs in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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Published in Dev Med Child Neurol on June 19, 2012

Authors

Elena S Mazzone1, Gessica Vasco, Concetta Palermo, Flaviana Bianco, Carmen Galluccio, Valeria Ricotti, Antonella D Castronovo, Maria Sole D I Mauro, Marika Pane, Anna Mayhew, Eugenio Mercuri

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Paediatric Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. eumercuri@gmail.com

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