Clinical characteristics of children with Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis: Follow-up of 23 patients in a single tertiary center

Pediatric Rheumatology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Russo, Ricardo A G ^a   Katsicas, María M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NIFEDIPINE; PENICILLAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROANGIOPATHY; MORBIDITY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 44949232189     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15460096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-5-6     Document Type: Article

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