Clinical spectrum of botulism

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 701-710

  Cherington, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulism; Clostridium botulinum; Descending paralysis; Irony and history; Posttetanic facilitation

Indexed keywords

BOTULISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; POST TETANIC POTENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0031839302     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199806)21:6<701::AID-MUS1>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Review

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