Capillaroscopic skin ulcer risk index: A new prognostic tool for digital skin ulcer development in systemic sclerosis patients

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 688-694

  Sebastiani, M ^a   Manfredi, A ^a   Colaci, M ^a   Damico, R ^a   Malagoli, V ^a   Giuggioli, D ^a   Ferri, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTANOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CAPILLARY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAIL; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN ULCER; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 66249098111     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24394     Document Type: Article

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