Evaluation of multiplex antinuclear antibody assay in pediatric patients

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 671-675

  Xu, Min ^a   Roberts, Barbara B ^a   Busby, Barbara A ^a   Jack, Rhona M ^a   Finn, Laura S ^a   Emery, Helen M ^a   Rutledge, Joe C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 36349023159     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/M18LWJLMUGRN4HEH     Document Type: Article

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