A Sonographic Enthesitic Index of lower limbs is a valuable tool in the assessment of ankylosing spondylitis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1015-1019

  Alcalde, M ^a   Acebes, Juan C ^a   Cruz, M ^a   Gonzalez Hombrado L ^a   Herrero Beaumont, G ^a   Sanchez Pernaute O ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; ENTHESITIS; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROILIITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; BURSITIS; CALCINOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TENDONS;

EID: 34547161358     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2006.062174     Document Type: Article

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