Predicting the course of juvenile dermatomyositis: Significance of early clinical and laboratory features

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3585-3592

  Stringer, Elizabeth ^a   Singh Grewal, Davinder ^a   Feldman, Brian M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 55849112629     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.23960     Document Type: Article

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