Childhood mixed connective tissue disease

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 158-161

  Yang, Yao Hsu ^a   Tsai, Ming Jer ^a   Lin, Shih Chiang ^a   Lin, Ming Tai ^a   Chiang, Bor Luen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Child; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Mixed connective tissue disease; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE;

EID: 0034127155     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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