False negatives in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis;Falsos negativos en el diagnostico de la miastenia gravis

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 712-715

  Perez Nellar J ^a   Rodriguez A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLINICOQUIRÚRGICO HERMANOS AMEIJEIRAS   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; False negatives; Myasthenia gravis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ADULT; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034673830     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3008.99532     Document Type: Article

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