Quantitative nailfold capillaroscopy findings in a population with connective tissue disease and in normal healthy controls

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 507-512

  Kabasakal, Y ^a   Elvins, D M ^a   Ring, E F J ^a   McHugh, N J ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAILFOLD CAPILLAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0030007607     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.55.8.507     Document Type: Article

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