Thoracic spinal cord compression by a rheumatoid nodule [2]

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 137-138

  Levy, Y ^a   Stalley, P ^a   Bleasel, J ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LAMINECTOMY; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID NODULE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RHEUMATOID NODULE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 1942537157     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0903.2004.00553.x     Document Type: Letter

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