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Editorial
. 2023 Apr;33(4):274-275.
doi: 10.1111/pan.14613.

Prepare for the worst…Hope for the best

Myron Yaster  1 , Lynne G Maxwell  2
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Editorial

Prepare for the worst…Hope for the best

Myron Yaster et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: lumbar puncture; nusinersen; pediatrics; spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

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