Myopathy and neuropathy in rheumatoid arthritis. A quantitative controlled electromyographic study

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2348-2351

  Bekkelund, Svein Ivar ^a   Torbergsen, Torberg ^a   Husby, Gunnar ^a   Mellgren, Svein Ivar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Myopathy; Neuropathy; Quantitative electromyography; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOPATHY; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 0032732123     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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