Functional study of autonomic neuropathy in primary (AL) amyloidosis

Amyloid

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 167-172

  Gemmi, Fabrizio ^a   Miliani, Anna ^a,d   Bergesio, Franco ^b   Salvadori, Maurizio ^b   Merlini, Giampaolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d Istituto di Clinica Medica IV   (Italy)

Author keywords

AL amyloidosis; Autonomic neuropathy; Dysautonomia; Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; Plasma cell dyscrasia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011979228     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13506129609045517     Document Type: Article

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