CASE REPORT<BR>Ochronotic spondylosis of 5 years old boy – a case report

Lidia Rutkowska-Sak; Iwona Słowińska; Beata Kołodziejczyk

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1/2006 vol. 44

CASE REPORTOchronotic spondylosis of 5 years old boy – a case report

Lidia Rutkowska-Sak

,

Iwona Słowińska

,

Beata Kołodziejczyk

rU 2006; 44, 1: 52-55

Online publish date: 2006/02/15

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AMA

Rutkowska-Sak L, Słowińska I, Kołodziejczyk B. CASE REPORTOchronotic spondylosis of 5 years old boy – a case report. Reumatologia/Rheumatology. 2006;44(1):52-55.

APA

Rutkowska-Sak, L., Słowińska, I., & Kołodziejczyk, B. (2006). CASE REPORTOchronotic spondylosis of 5 years old boy – a case report. Reumatologia/Rheumatology, 44(1), 52-55.

Chicago

Rutkowska-Sak, Lidia, Iwona Słowińska, and Beata Kołodziejczyk. 2006. "CASE REPORTOchronotic spondylosis of 5 years old boy – a case report". Reumatologia/Rheumatology 44 (1): 52-55.

Harvard

Rutkowska-Sak, L., Słowińska, I., and Kołodziejczyk, B. (2006). CASE REPORTOchronotic spondylosis of 5 years old boy – a case report. Reumatologia/Rheumatology, 44(1), pp.52-55.

MLA

Rutkowska-Sak, Lidia et al. "CASE REPORTOchronotic spondylosis of 5 years old boy – a case report." Reumatologia/Rheumatology, vol. 44, no. 1, 2006, pp. 52-55.

Vancouver

Rutkowska-Sak L, Słowińska I, Kołodziejczyk B. CASE REPORTOchronotic spondylosis of 5 years old boy – a case report. Reumatologia/Rheumatology. 2006;44(1):52-55.

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