Comparison of the reliability and validity of outcome instruments for cutaneous dermatomyositis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 887-894

  Klein, R Q ^a   Bangert, C A ^b   Costner, M ^b   Connolly, M K ^c   Tanikawa, A ^d   Okawa, J ^a   Rose, M ^a   Fakharzadeh, S S ^a   Fiorentino, D ^e   Lee, L A ^f,g   Sontheimer, R D ^h   Taylor, L ^a   Troxel, A B ^a   Werth, V P ^a,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CAT; CDASI; Dermatomyositis; DSSI; Outcome instrument; Severity index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PENNSYLVANIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 51849151225     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08711.x     Document Type: Article

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