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A case series of general anesthesia in children with laminin alpha2 (merosin)-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy
Timothy A. Scrivener,
Timothy A. Scrivener
Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Stuart M. Ross,
Stuart M. Ross
Department of Anaesthesia, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Neil E. Street,
Neil E. Street
Department of Anaesthesia, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Richard I. Webster,
Richard I. Webster
Department of Neurology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Jonathan C. De Lima,
Jonathan C. De Lima
Department of Anaesthesia, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Timothy A. Scrivener,
Timothy A. Scrivener
Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Stuart M. Ross,
Stuart M. Ross
Department of Anaesthesia, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Neil E. Street,
Neil E. Street
Department of Anaesthesia, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Richard I. Webster,
Richard I. Webster
Department of Neurology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Jonathan C. De Lima,
Jonathan C. De Lima
Department of Anaesthesia, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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First published: 14 March 2014
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