A functional index in myositis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1380-1384

  Josefson, Annika ^a   Romanus, Eva ^a   Carlsson, Jane ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Functional index; Muscle enzymes; Pain; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE ENZYME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MYOSITIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CREATINE KINASE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLES; MYOSITIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0029743093     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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