Exocrine dysfunction of the pancreas in patients with chronic polyarthritis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 166-169

  Kauppi, Markku ^a   Kankaanpää, Eeva ^a   Kautiainen, Hannu ^a  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chronic polyarthritis; Exocrine pancreas; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sj gren s syndrome

Indexed keywords

PANCREATIC ELASTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ISOLATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; STOMACH DISTENSION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0034990960     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: 15367355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124743-200106000-00006     Document Type: Article

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