Lack of relationship between functional ability and skin score in patients with systemic sclerosis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 292-295

  Herrick, A ^a   Rooney, B ^a   Finn, J ^a   Silman, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional ability; Scleroderma; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SKIN;

EID: 0035115748     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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