Is measurement of serum vascular endothelial growth factor reliable in patients with systemic sclerosis? [7]

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1468-

  Ferrero, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

BLOOD LEVEL; CAPILLARY LEAK SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 3042733570     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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