Practice parameter: Thymectomy for autoimmune myasthenia gravis (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-15

  Gronseth, Gary S ^a,b   Barohn, Richard J ^a  

^a AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY   (United States)

^b Qual Std Subcommittee Amer A   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034641233     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.55.1.7     Document Type: Article

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