Therapeutic plasma exchange in the treatment of myasthenia gravis
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Practice parameters and focusing research: plasma exchange for myasthenia gravis.
published by gcaudle2 on Mon, 08/19/2013 3:02pm Title Practice parameters and focusing research: plasma exchange for myasthenia gravis. Publication Type Journal Article Year of Publication 2011 Authors Kaminski, HJ, Cutter, G, Ruff, R Journal Muscle Nerve Volume 43 Issue 5 Pagination 625-6 Date Published 2011 May ISSN 1097-4598
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0972-5229,1998-359X
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.148631