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. 2017 Sep;56(3):E25.
doi: 10.1002/mus.25713. Epub 2017 Jun 22.

Electrodiagnostic tests are unlikely to change management in those with a known cause of typical distal symmetric polyneuropathy

Brian C Callaghan  1 , James F Burke  1 , Kevin A Kerber  1 , James W Albers  1 , Eva L Feldman  1
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Electrodiagnostic tests are unlikely to change management in those with a known cause of typical distal symmetric polyneuropathy

Brian C Callaghan et al. Muscle Nerve. 2017 Sep.
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    Bodofsky E, Carter GT, England JD. Bodofsky E, et al. Muscle Nerve. 2017 Sep;56(3):E25-E26. doi: 10.1002/mus.25717. Epub 2017 Jun 12. Muscle Nerve. 2017. PMID: 28561992 No abstract available.

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