Die Bestimmung der intraepidermalen Nervenfaserdichte in der Hautbiopsie - Eine valide Methode zur Diagnostik von isolierten Small Fiber Neuropathien Erste Erfahrungen an der neurologischen Universitätsklinik Basel
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Einleitung
Material und Methoden
Patienten
Biopsieentnahme und Immunhistochemie
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Funding/potential conflict of interest
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Doppler, K.; Peyer, A.-K.; Gobbi, C.; Fuhr, P.; Arnoldd, A.; Kapposa, L.; Steck, A.J.; Tolnay, M.; Frank, S.; Renaud, S. Die Bestimmung der intraepidermalen Nervenfaserdichte in der Hautbiopsie - Eine valide Methode zur Diagnostik von isolierten Small Fiber Neuropathien Erste Erfahrungen an der neurologischen Universitätsklinik Basel. Swiss Arch. Neurol. Psychiatry Psychother. 2011, 162, 27-30. https://doi.org/10.4414/sanp.2011.02225
Doppler K, Peyer A-K, Gobbi C, Fuhr P, Arnoldd A, Kapposa L, Steck AJ, Tolnay M, Frank S, Renaud S. Die Bestimmung der intraepidermalen Nervenfaserdichte in der Hautbiopsie - Eine valide Methode zur Diagnostik von isolierten Small Fiber Neuropathien Erste Erfahrungen an der neurologischen Universitätsklinik Basel. Swiss Archives of Neurology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. 2011; 162(1):27-30. https://doi.org/10.4414/sanp.2011.02225
Chicago/Turabian StyleDoppler, Kathrin, Anne-Kathrin Peyer, Claudio Gobbi, Peter Fuhr, Andreas Arnoldd, Ludwig Kapposa, Andreas J. Steck, Markus Tolnay, Stephan Frank, and Susanne Renaud. 2011. "Die Bestimmung der intraepidermalen Nervenfaserdichte in der Hautbiopsie - Eine valide Methode zur Diagnostik von isolierten Small Fiber Neuropathien Erste Erfahrungen an der neurologischen Universitätsklinik Basel" Swiss Archives of Neurology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 162, no. 1: 27-30. https://doi.org/10.4414/sanp.2011.02225
APA StyleDoppler, K., Peyer, A.-K., Gobbi, C., Fuhr, P., Arnoldd, A., Kapposa, L., Steck, A. J., Tolnay, M., Frank, S., & Renaud, S. (2011). Die Bestimmung der intraepidermalen Nervenfaserdichte in der Hautbiopsie - Eine valide Methode zur Diagnostik von isolierten Small Fiber Neuropathien Erste Erfahrungen an der neurologischen Universitätsklinik Basel. Swiss Archives of Neurology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 162(1), 27-30. https://doi.org/10.4414/sanp.2011.02225
