Postural hypotension in a patient with acute myelitis

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 845, 1996, Pages 180-182

  Kalita, J ^a   Misra, U K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hypotension; Myelitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MYELITIS; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION;

EID: 0029944406     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.72.845.180     Document Type: Article

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