Concordant Message of Different Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-42

  Arvidsson, Nils Gunnar ^a   Gudbjörnsson, Björn ^a   Hällgren, Roger ^a   Larsson, Anders ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FIBRINOGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS;

EID: 0031616282     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009739809178943     Document Type: Article

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