A difficult case of inflammatory myositis

Age and Ageing

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 351-352

  Smith, Craig J ^a   Staniland, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Polymyositis; Thyroid neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; AZATHIOPRINE; PRAZOSIN; PREDNISOLONE; THYROXINE;

AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CARCINOMA;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; POLYMYOSITIS; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0038784201     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/32.3.351     Document Type: Article

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