Predicting factors of malignancy in dermatomyositis and polymyositis: A case-control study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 825-831

  Chen, Y J ^a   Wu, C Y ^a,b   Shen, J L ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Malignancy; Polymyositis; Predictive factor

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; NEOPLASM; ONSET AGE; POLYMYOSITIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0035034815     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04140.x     Document Type: Article

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