Fibrin d-dimer as a marker of disease activity in systemic onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1620-1625

  Bloom, Bradley J ^a,c   Tucker, Lori B ^b   Miller, Laurie C ^b   Schaller, Jane G ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulation; D dimer; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRIN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE MARKER; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; FIBRINOLYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031880753     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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