Reduced serum creatine kinase activity in inflammatory rheumatic diseases

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 310-312

  Sanmartí, Raimon ^a,b   Collado, Antonio ^a   Gratacós, Jordi ^a   Herrera, Blanca E ^a   Font, Josep ^a   Cañete, Juan D ^a   Orellana, Cristobal ^a   Muñoz Gomez, Jose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Arthritis; Creatine kinase; Inflammation; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; CREATINE KINASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; STEROIDS;

EID: 0029942788     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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