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Diagnosis and management of patients with polyneuropathy
Ario Mirian, Ziyad Aljohani, Daniel Grushka and Anita Florendo-Cumbermack
CMAJ February 13, 2023 195 (6) E227-E233; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.220936
Ario Mirian
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (Mirian, Aljohani, Florendo-Cumbermack) and Department of Family Medicine (Grushka), London Health Sciences Centre; Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry (Mirian, Aljohani, Grushka, Florendo-Cumbermack), Western University, London, Ont.; Security Forces Hospital (Aljohani), Medical Cities Program, Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
MD MScZiyad Aljohani
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (Mirian, Aljohani, Florendo-Cumbermack) and Department of Family Medicine (Grushka), London Health Sciences Centre; Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry (Mirian, Aljohani, Grushka, Florendo-Cumbermack), Western University, London, Ont.; Security Forces Hospital (Aljohani), Medical Cities Program, Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
MDDaniel Grushka
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (Mirian, Aljohani, Florendo-Cumbermack) and Department of Family Medicine (Grushka), London Health Sciences Centre; Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry (Mirian, Aljohani, Grushka, Florendo-Cumbermack), Western University, London, Ont.; Security Forces Hospital (Aljohani), Medical Cities Program, Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
MSc MDAnita Florendo-Cumbermack
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (Mirian, Aljohani, Florendo-Cumbermack) and Department of Family Medicine (Grushka), London Health Sciences Centre; Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry (Mirian, Aljohani, Grushka, Florendo-Cumbermack), Western University, London, Ont.; Security Forces Hospital (Aljohani), Medical Cities Program, Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Diagnosis and management of patients with polyneuropathy
Ario Mirian, Ziyad Aljohani, Daniel Grushka, Anita Florendo-Cumbermack
CMAJ Feb 2023, 195 (6) E227-E233; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.220936
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