Clinical features of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 475-480

  Yen, Jui Lung ^a,b   Lin, Shuan Pei ^a,c,d   Chen, Ming Ren ^a,c   Niu, Dau Ming ^e  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aortic dilatation; Ehlers Danlos syndrome; Joint hypermobility; Skin fragility; Skin hyperextensibility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE PROLAPSE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HIP DISLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOLIOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 33745598505     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60187-X     Document Type: Article

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