Guillain-Barré syndrome in South-West Stockholm, 1973-1991, 3. Clinicoepidemiological subgroups

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 175-183

  De Pedro Cuesta, J ^a,b   Abraira, V ^c   Jiang, G X ^b   Solders, G ^b   Fredrikson, S ^b  

^a CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP); Classification; Cluster; Epidemiology; Etiology; Guillain barr syndrome; Incidence; Methods; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; SEASONS; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0029666114     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb00195.x     Document Type: Article

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