Validation of the Sicca Symptoms Inventory for clinical studies of Sjögren's syndrome

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1259-1266

  Bowman, Simon J ^a   Booth, David A ^a   Platts, Rosemary G ^a   Field, Anne ^b   Rostron, Jocelyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical Assessment Measures; Dryness Symptoms; Sicca; Sj gren's Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EYE DISEASE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SALIVATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VALIDATION PROCESS; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOANTIGENS; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA, SMALL CYTOPLASMIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0038657591     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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