台湾的严重骨髓灰质炎的流行病学,患者特征和治疗模式:基于人口的研究

Nai-Wen Tsai1,2,3, Li-Nien Chien4, Connie Hung5

  • 1Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Neurology and therapy
|April 27, 2024
PubMed
概括

在台湾,肌痛性骨髓灰质炎 (MG) 的患病率正在增加,大多数患者接受了符合指南的治疗. 然而,MG相关的事件仍然发生,这表明需要改进干预措施.

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