Neurone-specific enolase levels in pleural effusions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 92-94

  Nyberg, Peter ^a   Söderblom, Terhi ^b   Pettersson, Tom ^b   Riska, Henrik ^a   Klockars, Matti ^b   Linko, Linnéa ^a  

^a Mjolbolsta Hospital   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Neurone specific enolase; Pleural effusion; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0030049756     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.1.92     Document Type: Article

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