The Guillain-Barrè Syndrome (GBS) Implementation of a register of the disease on a nationwide basis

Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 355-361

  Beghi, E ^a,b   Bogliun, G ^a,b  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute polyneuritis; Guillain barr syndrome; Incidence; Register

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030253783     PISSN: 03920461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01999898     Document Type: Article

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