Easy assessment of axial spondyloarthritis (early ankylosing spondylitis) at the bedside [5]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1251-1252

  Rudwaleit, M ^a   Feldtkeller, E ^b   Sieper, J ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Ankylosing Spondylitis International Federation   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; BACKACHE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLARTHRITIS;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 33747787042     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2005.051045     Document Type: Letter

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