Reliability and sensitivity of diagnostic tests for primary Sjogren's syndrome

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 604-608

  Haga, Hans Jacob ^a   Hulten, Beata ^a   Bolstad, Anne Isine ^a   Ulvestad, Elling ^a   Jonsson, Roland ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Primary Sjogren's syndrome; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCHIRMER TEST; SEROLOGY; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIALADENITIS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; TEARS;

EID: 0033054068     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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