Clinical and biological factors predictive of malignancy in dermatomyositis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 591-592

  Prohic, A ^a   Kasumagic Halilovic, E ^a   Simic, D ^b   Selmanagic, A ^a  

^a KLINICKI CENTAR UNIVERZITETA U SARAJEVU   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b Clinical Hospital Mostar   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AUTOANTIGEN; CREATINE KINASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MYOPATHY; OVARY CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN NECROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849172584     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02971.x     Document Type: Letter

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