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. 2001 Sep;86(3):341–342. doi: 10.1136/heart.86.3.341a

Myocardial integrated ultrasound backscatter in patients with Duchenne's progressive muscular dystrophy

K MORI, T MANABE, M NII, Y HAYABUCHI, Y KURODA, K TATARA
PMCID: PMC1729892  PMID: 11514494

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