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Cardiac involvement determines the prognosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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Finsterer, J., Stöllberger, C. Cardiac involvement determines the prognosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Indian J Pediatr 74, 209–212 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-007-0021-2

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