Klinefelter's syndrome and juvenile chronic arthritis

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-64

  Mirkinson, Laura J ^a,d   Ceruti, Ronald ^b   Katona, Ildy M ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HAND EDEMA; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; JOINT SWELLING; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; KARYOTYPE 47,XXY; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MALE; MORNING STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; METHOTREXATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645751434     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-1142-5     Document Type: Article

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