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01-01-2013 | Letter to the Editor

Critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy are common neuromuscular complications secondary to sepsis

Authors: Xiao-Ke Wang, Jie Zhu, Hong-Liang Zhang

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 1/2013

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Title: Critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy are common neuromuscular complications secondary to sepsis
Authors: Xiao-Ke Wang
Jie Zhu
Hong-Liang Zhang
Publication date: 01-01-2013
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-012-0969-1

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Critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy are common neuromuscular complications secondary to sepsis

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