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The 30-Year Anniversary of Pediatric Neurology Briefs
John J Millichap1, J Gordon Millichap1
1Division of Neurology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Pediatric Neurology Briefs
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Over the past 30 years, Pediatric Neurology Briefs (PNB) has been published monthly as a continuing education service designed to expedite and facilitate review of current medical literature concerning pediatric neurology.
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