Abstract
There are 14 biopsy centers for malignant hyperthermia (MH) in the United States and Canada, and 3 in Australia. In recent years 3 biopsy centers in North America have closed for funding reasons or because the center director changed the emphasis of his/her activities.
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Rosenberg, H. (1996). Testing for Malignant Hyperthermia in North America and Australia. In: Morio, M., Kikuchi, H., Yuge, O. (eds) Malignant Hyperthermia. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68346-9_8
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