Neurologic outcomes of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: Comparative analysis of the effect of thymoma

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 601-607

  Kim, Hong Kwan ^a   Park, Min Soo ^a   Choi, Yong Soo ^a   Kim, Kwhanmien ^a   Shim, Young Mog ^a   Han, Joungho ^a   Kim, Byoung Joon ^a   Kim, Jhingook ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548130777     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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