Analysis of thymectomy for myasthenia gravis in older patients: A 20-year single institution experience

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 459-464

  Abt, Peter L ^a   Patel, Himanshu J ^a   Marsh, Anne ^a   Schwartz, Seymour I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035074875     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(01)00795-5     Document Type: Article

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