HLA antigens in polymyalgia rheumatica in northern Sweden

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 486-490

  Uddhammar, A ^a   Nilsson Sojka, B ^a   Rantapaa Dahlqvist S ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

HLA B27; HLA DR4; PMR

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA;

EID: 0029740145     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02229647     Document Type: Article

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