Reliability of two methods to assess morphea: Skin scoring and the use of a durometer

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 5 I, 1997, Pages 793-796

  Seyger, M M B ^a   Van den Hoogen, F H J ^a   De Boo, T ^a   De Jong, E M G J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOLOGY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HARDNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORPHEA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RESIDENT; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0030664447     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(97)70121-X     Document Type: Article

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