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January 25, 2000

A clinical examination technique for mild upper motor neuron paresis of the arm

Donald F. Weaver, MD, PhD, FRCPCAuthors Info & Affiliations
January 25, 2000 issue
54 (2) 531
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.54.2.531
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Volume 54 • Number 2 • January 25, 2000
Pages: 531
PubMed: 10668739

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Received: April 28, 1999
Accepted: September 11, 1999
Published online: January 25, 2000
Published in print: January 25, 2000

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Donald F. Weaver, MD, PhD, FRCPC
From the Departments of Medicine and ChemistryQueen’s University, Ontario, Canada.
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Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Donald F. Weaver, Departments of Medicine and Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6.

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