Subclinical multisystemic autoimmunity presenting as a progressive myelopathy

Lupus

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 675-677

  Linardaki, G ^a   Skopouli, F N ^a,c   Koufos, C ^a   Moutsopoulos, H M ^a,b  

^a LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Myelopathy; Subclinical

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0030704293     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096120339700600809     Document Type: Article

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