Two simple, reliable and valid tests of proximal muscle function, and their application to the management of idiopathic inflammatory myositis

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 874-879

  Agarwal, S ^a   Kiely, Patrick D W ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creatine kinase; Dermatomyositis; Muscle function; Muscle strength; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MM;

ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MYOSITIS; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATINE KINASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSITIS; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745591401     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel017     Document Type: Article

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