Evaluation of Results of Thymectomy for MG Requires Accepted Standards

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 360-361

  Jaretzki III, Alfred ^a   Sonett, Joshua R ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; PREDNISONE;

CLINICAL EVALUATION; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LETTER; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; STANDARD; THYMECTOMY;

HUMANS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250332127     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.12.077     Document Type: Letter

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