Use of the European preliminary criteria, the Breiman-classification tree and the American-European criteria for diagnosis of primary Sjögren's Syndrome in daily practice: A retrospective analysis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 699-702

  Langegger, C ^a   Wenger, M ^a   Duftner, C ^a,b   Dejaco, C ^a,b   Baldissera, I ^a   Moncayo, R ^a   Schirmer, M ^a,b  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diagnostic techniques and procedures; Radionuclide imaging; Sj gren's Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED SCINTIGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; LIP BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SCHIRMER TEST; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 34248170823     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-006-0291-4     Document Type: Article

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