Shrinking lung syndrome in systemic sclerosis [3] (multiple letters)

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2999-3000

  Scirè, Carlo Alberto ^a   Caporali, Roberto ^a   Zanierato, Marinella ^a   Mojoli, Francesco ^a   Braschi, Antonio ^a   Montecucco, Carlomaurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERODERMA; SHRINKING LUNG SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 0142072278     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.11393     Document Type: Letter

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