International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 85-93 , September 2006

Embryological study of the spinal dura and its attachment into the vertebral canal

  • Patrick Leo Simonne van Dun

      Affiliations

    • Commission for Osteopathic Research, Practice and Promotion (CORPP), Scheppershofstraat 12, B-2800 Mechelen, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel./fax: +32 15 206386.
    • ,
  • Maximilien Robert Gisele Girardin

      Affiliations

    • EVOST Fellowship (Evolutionary Medicine in the Osteopathic Field), Nijvelse Steenweg 1000, B-1500 Halle, Belgium

Received 14 April 2006 ,Revised 21 June 2006 ,Accepted 12 July 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijosm.2006.07.002

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 85-93 , September 2006

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