Neurological paraneoplastic syndromes

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 975-980

  Nath, U ^a   Grant, R ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031468831     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.12.975     Document Type: Review

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