Development and initial validation of the vasculitis damage index for the standardized clinical assessment of damage in the systemic vasculitides

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 371-380

  Exley, A R ^a,b   Bacon, P A ^a   Luqmani, R A ^a   Kitas, G D ^a   Gordon, C ^a   Savage, C O S ^a   Adu, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS; VASCULITIS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0031042957     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780400222     Document Type: Article

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