Therapeutic outcomes in thymectomied patients with myasthenia gravis

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 373-377

  Takanami, Iwao ^a   Abiko, Tomohiro ^a   Koizumi, Satoko ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Outcome; Prognostic factor; Transsternal thymectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNOTOMY; THYMECTOMY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STERNOTOMY; THYMECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74249119975     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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