Coexistence of systemic sclerosis with other autoimmune diseases

Rheumatology International

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 407-410

  Caramaschi, Paola ^a,b   Biasi, Domenico ^a   Volpe, Alessandro ^a   Carletto, Antonio ^a   Cecchetto, Melissa ^a   Bambara, Lisa Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Medicina Interna C   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune thyroiditis; Primary Sj gren's syndrome; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERODERMA; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 33846312872     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-006-0207-3     Document Type: Article

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