The clinical value of commonly used spinal fluid diagnostic studies in the evaluation of patients with suspected multiple sclerosis

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1119-1121

  Brasher, George W ^a,b   Follender, Alan B ^a   Spiekerman, A Michael ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEPHELOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031751322     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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