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Severe, Reversible Dysphagia from Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Myopathy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Farrah J. Mateen
Affiliation:
The Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester MN, USA
B. Mark Keegan
Affiliation:
The Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester MN, USA
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Abstract

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Type
Peer Reviewed Letter
Copyright
Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2007

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