Diagnosis of reactive arthritis;Diagnostik der reaktiven

Aktuelle Rheumatologie

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 22-29

  Kuipers, J G ^a   Zeidler, H ^a   Wollenhaupt, J ^b   Kohler L ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Allgemeines Krankenhaus Eilbek   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0034025333     PISSN: 0341051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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