March 2010. Volume 6. Number 1

PANDAS: illusion or reality

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Author: Ramos Lizana J1.
1Unidad de Neurología Pediátrica. Hospital Torrecárdenas. Almería. España.
Correspondence: Julio Ramos Lizana. Email: jramoslizana@telefonica.net

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Ramos Lizana J. PANDAS: espejismo o realidad. Evid Pediatr. 2010;6:2.

ED | Editorial

Author: Ramos Lizana J1.
1Unidad de Neurología Pediátrica. Hospital Torrecárdenas. Almería. España.
Correspondence: Julio Ramos Lizana. Email: jramoslizana@telefonica.net

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Ramos Lizana J. PANDAS: espejismo o realidad. Evid Pediatr. 2010;6:2.

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