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The “patellar-reflex” phenomenon, with illustrative cases

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Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1872-1920)

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Read before the Ulster Medical Society, January 31, 1882.

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Byers, J.W. The “patellar-reflex” phenomenon, with illustrative cases. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science 73, 186–198 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02975008

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