Prevalence of autoantibodies in Thai elderly

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Hanvivatvong, Orrawadee ^a   Kaowopas, Yadah ^a   Tirawatnapong, Suranan ^a   Jitapankul, Sutthichai ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Prevalence; Thai Elderly

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; THAILAND;

EID: 0042432045     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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