Validation of Beighton Score and prevalence of connective tissue signs in 773 Dutch children

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2726-2730

  Van der Giessen, L J ^a   Liekens, D ^a   Rutgers, K J M ^a   Hartman, A ^a   Mulder, P G H ^a   Oranje, A P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beighton Score; Children; Connective tissue sign; Joint hypermobility; Prevalence; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; ELASTICITY; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PALATE MALFORMATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035195769     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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