Measurements of Motor Function and Other Clinical Outcome Parameters in Ambulant Children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Nagy S, Schmidt S, Hafner P, Klein A, Rubino-Nacht D, Gocheva V, Bieri O, Vuillerot C, Bonati U, Fischer D.
J Vis Exp. 2019. (143), e58784.
Discussion in a video format on outcome measures, including MFM, used in the trial “Treatment with L-citrulline and metformin in Duchenne muscular dystrophy”.
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