The antinuclear antibody test: Last or lasting gasp?

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-22

  Fritzler, Marvin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; LENS EPITHELIUM DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR;

ANTIBODY TITER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; HUMANS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 78650796222     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.30078     Document Type: Review

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