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. 2014 Jul;5(3):107-9.
doi: 10.4103/0974-8237.142302.

Is Chiari malformation nature's protective "air-bag"? Is its presence diagnostic of atlantoaxial instability?

Atul Goel  1
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Is Chiari malformation nature's protective "air-bag"? Is its presence diagnostic of atlantoaxial instability?

Atul Goel. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2014 Jul.
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