Regulatory and reimbursement issues in treating patients with immune-mediated neuropathies

Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 12 SUPPL. 6, 2002, Pages

  Donofrio, Peter D ^a   Busis, Neil A ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Greater Pittsburgh Neurology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARIMUNE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA M; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNE MEDIATED INJURY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G DEFICIENCY; MEDICARE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; X LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA;

EID: 0037168808     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.59.12_suppl_6.s41     Document Type: Review

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