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Unilateral Phrenic Nerve Palsy: A Rare Manifestation of Vincristine Neurotoxicity

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    Dhulika Dhingra, Gulshan Rai Sethi & Mukta Mantan

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Dhingra, D., Sethi, G.R. & Mantan, M. Unilateral Phrenic Nerve Palsy: A Rare Manifestation of Vincristine Neurotoxicity. Indian J Pediatr 81, 957–958 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-013-1116-6

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