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Review
. 2005 Jun 4;330(7503):1314-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1314.

Poliomyelitis and the postpolio syndrome

Robin S Howard  1
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Poliomyelitis and the postpolio syndrome

Robin S Howard. BMJ. .
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In most cases of postpolio syndrome, underlying weakness and skeletal deformity predisposes to functional deterioration Credit: P VIROT/WHO
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