HIV infection with myasthenia gravis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 53, Issue NOV., 2005, Pages 995-996

  Gorthi, S P ^a   Shankar, S ^a   Johri, S ^a   Mishra, A ^a   Ray Chaudhary, N ^a  

^a BASE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; NEOSTIGMINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PATHOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLDIER;

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COMORBIDITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEOSTIGMINE;

EID: 27744525891     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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