Thymectomy in black children with juvenile myasthenia gravis

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 113-115

  Lakhoo, K ^a,b   De Fonseca, J ^a   Rodda, J ^a   Davies, M R Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Black children; Myasthenia gravis; Surgery; Thymectomy

Indexed keywords

PYRIDOSTIGMINE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEGRO; PEDIATRICS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STERNOTOMY; STEROID THERAPY; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030890645     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01349974     Document Type: Article

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