Diagnostic value of saliva ferning test in Sjögren's syndrome;Przydatność testu krystalizacji śliny w diagnostyce zespołu Sjögrena

Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-17

  Puszczewicz, Mariusz ^a   Zimmermann Górska, Irena ^a   Białkowska Puszczewicz, Grazyna ^a  

^a Klinika Reumatologiczno R

Author keywords

Saliva ferning test; Sj gren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALIVA; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; CRYSTALLIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALIVA; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0036358105     PISSN: 00323772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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