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. 1994 Mar 5;308(6929):653. doi: 10.1136/bmj.308.6929.653a

Gangliosides and Guillain-Barré syndrome. No causal link.

J C Samson, M G Fiori
PMCID: PMC2539694  PMID: 8148723

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