Skeletal muscle weakness, fatigue and sarcoidosis

Thorax

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-2

  Costabel, U ^a  

^a RUHRLANDKLINIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CREATINE KINASE; CYTOKINE;

EDITORIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SARCOIDOSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 11944259585     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.027342     Document Type: Editorial

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