Skin extensibility and consistency in patients with EhlersDanlos syndrome and benign joint hypermobility syndrome

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-230

  Remvig, L ^a   Duhn, P H ^a   Ullman, S ^b   Kobayasi, T ^b   Hansen, B ^a   Juulkristensen, B ^a   Jurvelin, J S ^c   Arokoski, J ^c,d  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN EXPANSION; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELASTICITY; ELBOW; JOINT INSTABILITY; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SUCTION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; ELASTICITY; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; SUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649144234     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740802520714     Document Type: Article

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