Sparing of the thumb in Raynaud's phenomenon

Rheumatology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-221

  Chikura, B ^a   Moore, T L ^b   Manning, J B ^b   Vail, A ^b   Herrick, A L ^b  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Raynaud's phenomenon; Systemic sclerosis; Thermography; Thumb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; THERMOGRAPHY; THUMB;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAYNAUD DISEASE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SMOKING; THUMB;

EID: 38649136312     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem353     Document Type: Article

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