Treatment of multifocal motor neuropathy with immunoglobulin: Does route of administration matter?: EDITORIAL

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 553-554

  Dimberg, E L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE REACTION; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MULTIFOCAL MOTOR NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; POLYNEUROPATHIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 64149111295     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02565.x     Document Type: Editorial

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