Healthy children have a significantly increased skin score assessed with the modified Rodnan skin score

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-78

  Foeldvari, I ^a   Wierk, A ^a  

^a Allgemeines Krankenhaus Eilbek   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Juvenile systemic sclerosis; Modified Rodnan skin score; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SKIN; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 29844444317     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kei106     Document Type: Article

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