Serum β 2 microglobulin correlates with the new ESSDAI in patients with Sjögren's syndrome

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2236-2237

  Pertovaara, Marja ^a,b   Korpela, Markku ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; EULAR SJOGREN SYNDROME DISEASE ACTIVITY INDEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 82755168737     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2011.153098     Document Type: Letter

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