Delayed remission after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis of the purely ocular type

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 371-375

  Nakamura, H ^a   Taniguchi, Y ^a   Suzuki, Y ^a   Tanaka, Y ^a   Ishiguro, K ^a   Fukuda, M ^a   Hara, H ^a   Mori, T ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; THYMECTOMY;

EID: 0029783905     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(96)70264-7     Document Type: Article

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