Gender influence on the progression of HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis [6]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 294-296

  Lima, Marco Antonio S D ^a,c   Bica, R B S ^a   Araujo A Q C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; DANAZOL; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; VIRUS INFECTION;

BRAZIL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 12444281832     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.035709     Document Type: Letter

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