Classification in systemic sclerosis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 840-841

  Johnson, Sindhu R ^a   Laxer, Ronald M ^b  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ONSET AGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33646441282     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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