Comparative usefulness of C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 782-785

  Wu, Ju Fang ^a,b   Yang, Yao Hsu ^a   Wang, Li Chieh ^a   Lee, Jyh Hong ^a   Shen, Ein Yiao ^b   Chiang, Bor Luen ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Juvenile rheumatoid arthitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 37349093731     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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