Evaluation of diagnostic criteria for ankylosing spondylitis: A comparison of the Rome, New York and modified New York criteria in patients with a positive clinical history screening test for ankylosing spondylitis

Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1985, Pages 242-249

  Goei The, Henk Simon ^a   Steven, Malcolm M ^b   Van Der Linden, Sjef M ^c   Cats, Arnold ^b  

^a De Wever Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Clinical history screening test; Diagnostic criteria; HAL B27

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; BACKACHE; DIAGNOSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; JOINT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACK PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGE; MOVEMENT; SACROILIAC JOINT; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; THORAX;

EID: 0021969315     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/24.3.242     Document Type: Article

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