Retrospective review of the clinical manifestations and outcomes in Puerto Ricans with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 153-156

  Rios, Grissel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Idiopathic inflammatory myositis; Outcome; Puerto Ricans

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHY; MALE; MYALGIA; MYOSITIS; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOPSY; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; CALCINOSIS; CREATINE KINASE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE-BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSITIS; PAIN; PREDNISONE; PUERTO RICO; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20844448913     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000164820.46979.52     Document Type: Review

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