Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with IgM anti-GM1antibody followingCampylobacter jejunienteritis
✍ Scribed by K. Sugita; M. Ishii; J. Takanashi; H. Niimi; N. Yuki
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 330 KB
- Volume
- 153
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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