Age at disease onset and diagnosis delay in HLA-B27 negative vs. positive patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 61-66

  Feldtkeller, Ernst ^a   Khan, Muhammad Asim ^b   Van Der Heijde, Désirée ^c   Van Der Linden, Sjef ^c   Braun, Jurgen ^d  

^a Ankylosing Spondylitis International Federation   (Germany)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d RHEUMAZENTRUM RUHRGEBIET   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age at diagnosis; Age at disease onset; Ankylosing spondylitis; HLA B27

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0037356696     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-002-0237-4     Document Type: Article

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