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Acute flaccid myelitis
Peter J. Gill, Ari Bitnun and E. Ann Yeh
CMAJ December 03, 2018 190 (48) E1418; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.181442
Peter J. Gill
Divisions of Paediatric Medicine (Gill), infectious Diseases (Bitnun) and Neurology (Yeh), The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Paediatrics (Gill, Bitnun, Yeh), University of Toronto; Department of Pediatrics (Gill, Bitnun, Yeh), Division of Neurosciences and Mental Health (Yeh), SickKids Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD DPhilAri Bitnun
Divisions of Paediatric Medicine (Gill), infectious Diseases (Bitnun) and Neurology (Yeh), The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Paediatrics (Gill, Bitnun, Yeh), University of Toronto; Department of Pediatrics (Gill, Bitnun, Yeh), Division of Neurosciences and Mental Health (Yeh), SickKids Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScE. Ann Yeh
Divisions of Paediatric Medicine (Gill), infectious Diseases (Bitnun) and Neurology (Yeh), The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Paediatrics (Gill, Bitnun, Yeh), University of Toronto; Department of Pediatrics (Gill, Bitnun, Yeh), Division of Neurosciences and Mental Health (Yeh), SickKids Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Peter J. Gill, Ari Bitnun, E. Ann Yeh
CMAJ Dec 2018, 190 (48) E1418; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.181442
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