Novel insights into cerebral palsy

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Novel insights into cerebral palsy. / Bartels, Else Marie; Korbo, Lise; Harrison, Adrian P.

In: Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, Vol. 41, No. 2-3, 2020, p. 265-267.

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Bartels, EM, Korbo, L & Harrison, AP 2020, 'Novel insights into cerebral palsy', Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, vol. 41, no. 2-3, pp. 265-267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10974-020-09577-4

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Bartels, E. M., Korbo, L., & Harrison, A. P. (2020). Novel insights into cerebral palsy. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, 41(2-3), 265-267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10974-020-09577-4

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Bartels EM, Korbo L, Harrison AP. Novel insights into cerebral palsy. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 2020;41(2-3):265-267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10974-020-09577-4

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Bartels, Else Marie ; Korbo, Lise ; Harrison, Adrian P. / Novel insights into cerebral palsy. In: Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 2020 ; Vol. 41, No. 2-3. pp. 265-267.

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