Coexistence of myasthenia gravis and serological markers of neurological autoimmunity in neuromyelitis optica
โ Scribed by Andrew McKeon; Vanda A. Lennon; Anu Jacob; Marcelo Matiello; Claudia F. Lucchinetti; Nilufer Kale; Koon H. Chan; Brian G. Weinshenker; Metha Apiwattinakul; Dean M. Wingerchuk; Sean J. Pittock
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 71 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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