Indications for thymectomy in myasthenia gravis

Neurology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1990, Pages 1828-1829

  Lanska, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

HUMAN; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROLOGY; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; THYMECTOMY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0025647040     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.40.12.1828     Document Type: Article

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