Thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: Long-term evolution and predictive factors;Timectomia en la miastenia gravis: Evolucion a largo plazo y factores pronosticos

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 801-806

  Perez Nellar J ^a   Negrin A ^a   Llorens, J A ^a   Ferra A ^a   Pardo, A ^a   Parisi, N ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLINICOQUIRÚRGICO HERMANOS AMEIJEIRAS   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Cuba; Myasthenia gravis; Thymectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUBA; HUMAN; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RATING SCALE; REMISSION; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; THYMUS;

ADULT; AGED; CUBA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; THYMUS GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034190512     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3009.99533     Document Type: Article

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