Criteria for the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1879-1885

  Livneh, Avi ^a   Langevitz, Pnina ^b   Zemer, Deborah ^b   Zaks, Nurit ^b   Kees, Salim ^b   Lidar, Tzvi ^b   Migdal, Amiel ^b   Padeh, Shai ^b   Pras, Mordechai ^b  

^a HELLER INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE;

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYALGIA; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION TREES; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030783102     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780401023     Document Type: Article

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