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. 2018 Jul 5;131(13):1613-1617.
doi: 10.4103/0366-6999.235115.

Expert Consensus on Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for Fatal Familial Insomnia

Li-Yong Wu  1 , Shu-Qin Zhan  1 , Zhao-Yang Huang  1 , Bin Zhang  2 , Tao Wang  3 , Chun-Feng Liu  4 , Hui Lu  1 , Xiao-Ping Dong  5 , Zhi-Ying Wu  6 , Jie-Wen Zhang  7 , Ji-Hui Zhang  8 , Zhong-Xin Zhao  9 , Fang Han  10 , Yan Huang  11 , Jun Lu  12 , Serge Gauthier  13 , Jian-Ping Jia  1 , Yu-Ping Wang  1
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Expert Consensus on Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for Fatal Familial Insomnia

Li-Yong Wu et al. Chin Med J (Engl). .
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