Small fiber involvement in peripheral neuropathies

Current Opinion in Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 601-602

  Said, Gérard ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS NEUROPATHY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 0142042347     PISSN: 13507540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019052-200310000-00006     Document Type: Editorial

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