Diagnostic yield associated with multiple simultaneous skeletal muscle biopsies

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 843-848

  Prayson, Richard A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inflammatory myopathy; Muscle biopsy; Skeletal muscle biopsy; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 33845464617     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/78B3M0TGJYT4RUUM     Document Type: Article

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