Acute Guillain-Barre Β΄syndrome is the most common cause of neuromuscular paralysis. Plasma exchange and intravenous immune globulin (IV IgG) are both effective treatments for this condition and the purpose of this report was to compare the cost-effectiveness of these two modalities. A MEDLINE search
Cost-effectiveness analysis of antiemetic treatment
β Scribed by Harry Bleiberg; Philippe Autier; Dominique Michaux
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 438 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0941-4355
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