High frequency of primary Sjögren's syndrome in Taiwanese patients presenting as relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

European Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-25

  Wang, Yuh Jen ^a,b   Tsai, Kwang Yang ^c   Fuh, Jong Ling ^b,d   Tsai, Ching Piao ^b,d   Wang, Shuu Jiun ^b,d  

^a Chutung Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asians; Multiple sclerosis; Sj gren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TAIWAN; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

EID: 0346155735     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074913     Document Type: Article

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